PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prolly Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barkley has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rain
vs
Barkley

190 cm
24
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Prolly Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barkley is trying to defend but Rain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barkley looks gassed!

Rain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barkley sees it coming and defends easily.
Rain wants to control but Barkley is keeping him busy.
Rain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barkley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Rain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barkley sees it coming and defends easily.
Rain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rain winds up and cracks Barkley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rain wants to take a breather but Barkley is having none of it.

Rain seems to be working for a kimura but Barkley defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rain lands a nice short elbow.
Rain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barkley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rain slows the pace down in half guard.
Rain has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rain.
Rain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rain slips a nice elbow through Barkley's hands, connecting with Barkley's forehead.

Rain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rain is looking for a kimura here.
Barkley trying to hold on to Rain's head to control him but Rain postures up.

Rain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Rain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barkley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rain working the head and body with strikes.
Rain winds up and cracks Barkley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rain is nestled in close to Barkley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barkley manages to get to full guard.
Barkley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rain is one step ahead there.
Rain scoring with punches to the head and body.

Rain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain with a nice head shot there.
Barkley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rain.

Barkley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rain is aware though and is defending well.
Rain trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Barkley looking for a sweep. Not yet Barkley, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barkley circles away.

Rain feints and as Barkley raises his hands in defense, Rain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barkley trying to keep a closed guard but Rain is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barkley has momentary wrist control but Rain slips an elbow through the middle.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barkley being controlled here, momentarily.
Rain wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Barkley 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.
Barkley has momentary wrist control but Rain slips an elbow through the middle.
Rain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barkley has momentary wrist control but Rain slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prolly Rain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rain gets the takedown into side control.
Rain remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain wants to control but Barkley is keeping him busy.
Barkley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rain trying to control the action but Barkley is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Prolly Rain just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Barkley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rain controlling from the top position.
Prolly Rain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barkley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain is working Barkley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rain cracks Barkley with a solid left hand.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rain wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.

Rain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barkley keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barkley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barkley circles away.
Barkley slaps away a takedown attempt from Rain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charles Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barkley sprawls well initially but Rain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Barkley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Rain seems to be working for a kimura but Barkley defends the submission attempt.
Rain slips a nice elbow through Barkley's hands, connecting with Barkley's forehead.
Rain wants to take a breather but Barkley is having none of it.

Barkley actively working from the bottom here.
Rain sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rain is trying to control. Barkley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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

Barkley gets caught flat footed, as Rain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Rain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rain postures up in Barkley's guard and throws a big left but Barkley blocks it.

Rain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barkley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Barkley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rain defends well.
Rain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Rain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barkley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rain lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Barkley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rain wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Barkley is trying to control the position but Rain postures up.
Rain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prolly Rain dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rain feints and as Barkley raises his hands in defense, Rain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barkley keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Barkley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Barkley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rain trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Rain landing some decent shots from guard.
Barkley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rain wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain landing some decent shots from guard.
Rain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rain distracts Barkley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barkley keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Prolly Rain just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Rain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barkley did well to prevent Rain getting side control.

Barkley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rain slips a nice elbow through Barkley's hands, connecting with Barkley's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barkley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rain.
Barkley wants to get back to full guard.
Rain controlling the action here.
Rain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkley keeps working.

Rain is looking for a kimura here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barkley as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barkley!
Rain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barkley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rain tries to control but Barkley wriggling away.
Prolly Rain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barkley is looking to escape.

Rain working for a submission but Barkley is keeping him at bay.
Barkley working to try and regain half guard.
Barkley is squirming around, avoiding Rain's attempts to control the action.
Barkley wants to control but Rain is having none of it.

Rain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Charles Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Rain.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prolly Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prolly Rain!