PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fet Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Barat had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barat
vs
Bard

193 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Barat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fet Bard!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard misses with an uppercut. Barat saw that one coming.
Barat looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Bard lands a big shot that drops Barat! Can he finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Bard has gone for a leg lock! Barat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bard's guard.
Bard wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard pulls Barat in close to prevent any damage.
Bard working a defensive guard here.
Bard wants to sweep here but Barat controlling him for the moment.
Bard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard 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.
Barat wants to stand and escape but instead Bard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bard passes into half guard.
Bard thows a huge punch but Barat dodges it nicely.
Barat trying to hold on to Bard's head to control him but Bard postures up.

Bard is trying to work for a kimura but Barat is defending well.
Bard wants to control but Barat is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Barat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bard.

Bard seems to be working for a kimura but Barat defends the submission attempt.
Barat wants to get back to his feet.

Bard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barat tries to get out of the position.
Bard moves into full mount! Barat won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bard.
Bard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barat is looking to escape.

Bard has hold of Barat's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barat manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Bard goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barat turns into him and now he's in Bard's guard.
Barat wants to stand but Bard is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bard seems to be working for a kimura but Barat defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fet Bard dominated that round.
That's time! Barat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bard throws a nice looking combination but Barat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard jabs at Barat's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bard. Barat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barat.
Crunch! Bard slams his shin into Barat's torso.
Bard throws a right and a left that Barat avoids nicely.
Barat moves out of range of the body kick.
Bard blocks a head kick by Barat.
Bard cracks Barat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barat tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.

Barat darts in and clinches Bard up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard misses with a knee to the head.
Bard tries to pull guard but Barat holds him up against the cage and eventually Bard drops back down to his feet.
Bard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bard won't allow it.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bard lands a damaging elbow.
Barat avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Bard lands an elbow just above Barat 's eye.
Barat effectively controlling the action here.
Barat avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Bard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barat avoids it.
Barat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bard lands an elbow that stopped Barat in his tracks for a moment.
Barat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barat is defending well for now.
Bard lands a knee to the body.
Bard lands an elbow inside.

Barat manages to break the clinch.

That's two 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.
Barat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bard misses.
Bard misses with a straight right.
Barat avoids the body shot from Bard.
Barat throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
Barat ducks under a wild hook from Bard.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bard.
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Barat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carl Barat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barat wants to clinch up but Bard keeps it at a distance.
Bard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barat's sensitive parts.
Bard throws the kick towards the body but Barat avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Bard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barat tries to clinch but Bard is having none of it.
Bard pushes Barat away with a front kick.

Barat closes the distance and pushes Bard back into the cage.
Bard lands a damaging elbow.
Bard prevents a body shot from Barat.
Bard goes for a takedown attempt but Barat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Barat.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bard - the referee stops the clock and Barat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bard. Barat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bard misses with the combination.
Bard throws a body punch but Barat moves out of range.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with a left and a right that stings Barat.
Bard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with an outside leg kick.
Bard blocks a head kick by Barat.
Barat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barat at a distance.
Bard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bard lands a head kick!
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bard scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fet Bard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Barat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
Bard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barat doesn't seem bothered though.
Bard scores with a jab. Barat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bard lands a right hook to the body.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
Bard throws an overhand right that lands on Barat's shoulder, as Barat tries to avoid the shot.
Bard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bard.
Bard blocks a head kick by Barat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bard!
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a series of strikes. Barat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bard misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bard avoids the head kick by Barat.
Bard connects with a right hand. Barat shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard scores with a leg kick.
Barat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bard throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barat, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barat's brow.
Bard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bard lands a good knee to the midsection. Barat won't want to take too many of those.
Barat tries to stall but Bard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bard trying to land knees to the body.
Barat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Barat breaks the clinch.
Barat moves out of range as Bard strikes.
Bard misses with a looping left.
Bard misses with a body shot.
Barat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Barat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bard looks to land a body kick but Barat moved away.
Bard lands a nice shot to the body.
Barat throws a sloppy head kick
and Bard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Barat misses
enabling Bard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bard closes the distance but Barat moves to the side
and Barat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bard swings for the body but Barat moves out of range.
Barat throws a head kick that misses
and Bard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
Bard avoids the head kick by Barat.
Bard with a nice cross.
Bard is looking to clinch.
Bard falls off balance throwing a combination

and Barat counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barat lands a right hand.
Barat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bard.
Bard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barat.
Bard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barat blocks it with crossed arms.
Bard lands a knee to the head.
Bard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bard backwards.
Barat struggles to land a body shot inside as Bard controls his hands.
Bard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bard lands a damaging elbow.
Bard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bard landing knees to the body.
Barat lands with a right to the head.
Barat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barat looking to stall.
Barat throws a head punch that misses.
Carl Barat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Bard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barat.
Barat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bard.
Bard trying to land knees to the body.
Bard connects with a knee to the head.
Barat lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Barat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barat throws a sloppy head kick and Bard moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bard.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Barat misses
and Bard counters with a solid body kick.
Bard tests Barat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fet Bard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barat throws a lazy head kick
and Bard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fet Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard throws and low kick but Barat moves out of range easily.
Bard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barat avoids the body shot from Bard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fet Bard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fet Bard!