PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eff Mahnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Mahnn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Adagio For Strings. The key to victory for Mirko Barnett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barnett
vs
Mahnn

188 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Liberty Fight Gear

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eff Mahnn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahnn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahnn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahnn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahnn keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahnn looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Barnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahnn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahnn blocks a head kick by Barnett.

Barnett forces Mahnn back against the ropes and clinches.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mahnn's face.

It looks like Eff Mahnn has been cut.
Mahnn wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahnn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahnn tries for a takedown but Barnett manages to get underhooks.
Mahnn looks gassed!
Mahnn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Mahnn blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
Barnett tries to stall but Mahnn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett with a poor takedown

so Mahnn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mahnn wants to pass the guard but Barnett is keeping the position.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Mahnn controlling him for the moment.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mahnn is controlling him.
Mahnn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahnn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mahnn wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Mahnn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mahnn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barnett pulls Mahnn in close to his closed guard and prevents Mahnn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mahnn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahnn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn landing some decent shots from guard.
Mahnn landing with the ground and pound.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mahnn is one step ahead there.
Mahnn trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Mahnn preventing the sweep.
Mahnn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnett is looking to stand up but Mahnn isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahnn is in close to Barnett's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mahnn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahnn manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahnn has wrist control.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Mahnn keeps moving.
Barnett wants to stand but Mahnn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mahnn striking from his own guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahnn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barnett puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mahnn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnett could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mahnn working a defensive guard here.
Barnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahnn on the ground.
Barnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Barnett gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett stuffs the takedown attempt from Mahnn. Mahnn gets slowly back to his feet.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eff Mahnn.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Mahnn has a takedown stuffed.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Mahnn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnett is fending him off so far but Mahnn persists. Nope, Barnett circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnett shoots for a takedown but Mahnn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mirko Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mahnn.
Barnett can't do much from the bottom here.
Mahnn wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Mahnn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barnett to see if he's OK.
Barnett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mahnn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mahnn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Barnett is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mahnn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oh Barnett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahnn cracks Barnett with a big elbow.
Mahnn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barnett seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnett tries to buck Mahnn off but Mahnn is having none of it.
Barnett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mahnn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.

Mahnn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnett strikes from the bottom but Mahnn uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mahnn working the ground and pound from side control.
Barnett sneaks back into half guard.
Mahnn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Mahnn is controlling well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn wants to free his trapped foot but Barnett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett trying to control but Mahnn postures up.

Mahnn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnett is just riding it out for now. Mahnn eventually gives up the hold.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahnn.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mahnn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mahnn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mahnn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
Mahnn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn preventing the sweep.
Barnett wants to stand and escape but Mahnn is having none of it.
Barnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahnn.
Barnett throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mahnn wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Mahnn won't allow Barnett to sweep him here.
Mahnn prevents Barnett from getting back to his feet.
Mahnn throwing strikes from guard but Barnett blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but Mahnn pushes him off.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Mahnn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahnn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Mahnn shoots in but Barnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahnn shoots in and drives through. Barnett sprawls well.
Mahnn keeps the fight on the outside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Barnett pushes Mahnn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mahnn tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Mahnn's ribcage.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett goes for a takedown attempt but Mahnn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mahnn instigates a clinch.
Mahnn can't get the takedown.
Barnett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mahnn.
Barnett is pressed up against the ropes. Mahnn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnett down to the mat. Barnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Mahnn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mahnn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnett pinned against the cage. Barnett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Barnett forces Mahnn back against the ropes and clinches.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett tries to clinch up

and Mahnn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnett's guard now.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Barnett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mahnn scoring with punches to the head and body.

Barnett uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

Barnett clinches up with Mahnn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett is looking to control Mahnn's arms but Mahnn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnett has his back to the ropes.

Mahnn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barnett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mahnn tries to get the hooks in deep but Barnett pushed the leg off.
Barnett is trapped and Mahnn is scoring with shots to the head and body.

It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Mahnn is punishing Barnett with strikes - can he finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Barnett showing good submission defense here.
Mahnn gets his hands free as Barnett looks to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett breaks Mahnn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Barnett working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eff Mahnn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahnn.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahnn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahnn has a takedown stuffed.
Mahnn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mahnn counters with a left and a right that stings Barnett.
Barnett wants to clinch

and Mahnn counters by moving into the clinch.
Mahnn takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Barnett.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Mahnn blocks with his arms.
Mahnn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eff Mahnn.
Mahnn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnett smiles and moves away.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Mahnn keeps it at a distance.
Mahnn misses with a takedown attempt - Barnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahnn fails to land the takedown.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahnn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahnn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahnn stuffs the takedown.

Barnett gets caught flat footed, as Mahnn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Mahnn from controlling successfully.
Mahnn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahnn manages to get himself to full guard.
Mahnn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnett's guard.
Mahnn landing with the ground and pound.
Mahnn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mahnn looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eff Mahnn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mahnn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahnn has wrist control.
Barnett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mahnn is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barnett is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahnn is fending him off so far but Barnett persists. Nope, Mahnn circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahnn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahnn misses with a two punch combination.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahnn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahnn has a takedown stuffed.
Barnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mahnn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahnn closes the distance and clinches up with Barnett, looking for a takedown. Mahnn pushes Barnett against the ropes but Barnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahnn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mahnn has Barnett pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mahnn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barnett is trying to stall.
Barnett seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mahnn is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Barnett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mahnn.
Barnett is leaning against Mahnn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahnn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Barnett tightens his grip and picks Mahnn up, before dumping him to the ground. Mahnn manages to land in guard.
Mahnn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mahnn trying to keep a closed guard but Barnett is proving a slippery customer.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from Mahnn.
Mahnn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
Mahnn tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnett is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn stopping the sweep attempt from Barnett.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnett looking to control.
Barnett wants to stand up but Mahnn is controlling him.
Mahnn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahnn with a nice head shot there.
Mahnn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mahnn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Mahnn from controlling successfully.
Barnett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mahnn trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mahnn is controlling him.
Mahnn throws and elbow that misses. Barnett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mahnn's guard. Nice move by Barnett!
Barnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahnn has wrist control.
Barnett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mahnn is proving hard to escape from.
Barnett with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mahnn is looking for a triangle but Barnett pushes his legs off easily.
Barnett is looking to stand up but Mahnn won't let him.
Mahnn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnett is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Mahnn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mahnn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mahnn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mahnn is keeping the position for now.
Mahnn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mahnn prevents Barnett from getting the reversal.
Barnett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but Mahnn isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahnn avoids the attempt from Barnett to control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but Mahnn isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahnn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mahnn unloads with some shots from mount but Barnett bucks and avoids them well.
Barnett working to try and regain half guard.
Barnett wants to control but Mahnn is having none of it.
Barnett tries to buck Mahnn off but he can't manage it.
Mahnn cracks Barnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mahnn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mahnn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnett is trying to escape the mount.
Barnett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mahnn avoids the attempt from Barnett to control.
Barnett is trying to stand up.
Mahnn prevents Barnett from getting the reversal.
Barnett throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mahnn prevents Barnett from standing back up.
Barnett gets full guard.
Barnett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mahnn won't allow Barnett to get back to his feet.
Barnett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Barnett tries to clinch but Mahnn moves out of range.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but Mahnn pushes him off.
Mahnn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnett can pounce on him.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Mahnn circles away and keeps his distance.

Barnett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barnett wants to stand and escape but Mahnn is having none of it.
Mahnn works over Barnett with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnett punching to the body, from the bottom.
Mahnn trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahnn manages to get himself to full guard.
Mahnn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett tries to stand but Mahnn is controlling from the bottom.
Barnett wants to stand and escape but instead Mahnn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mirko Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mahnn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eff Mahnn.
I think Mahnn 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Eff Mahnn!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Eff Mahnn!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Eff Mahnn!

Eff Mahnn wins by unanimous decision!