PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between justin bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redmond Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry has chosen Pantera - Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. bennett has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

bennett
vs
Barry

173 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, justin bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Redmond Barry!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barry clinches.
bennett looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Barry landing knees to the head.

justin bennett's cut is getting worse.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barry tries to stall but bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry is trying to maintain a safe position but bennett gets an underhook and turns Barry into the cage.
Barry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

justin bennett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Barry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry working bennett over with knees to the body.
Barry landing knees to the head.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Barry.
Barry with a knee to the head.
Barry stalling in the clinch but bennett improves position.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barry working bennett over with knees to the body.
Barry landing knees to the head.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barry taking a breather.
Barry lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, justin bennett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barry lands a good knee to the midsection. bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barry landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry landing knees to the head.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barry crunches a lovely knee into bennett's ribcage.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry with a knee to the head.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Barry.
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry landing knees to the head.
Barry is looking to control bennett's arms but bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barry has his back to the cage.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barry just leaning against bennett, taking a breather.
bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry tries to stall but bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Barry.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Barry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barry.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barry landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redmond Barry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on justin bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Barry wants to clinch.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch but bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
bennett keeps the fight on the outside.

Barry has managed to clinch.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barry lands a knee to the body.
bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry landing knees to the body.
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Barry.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Barry.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Barry is trying to maintain a safe position but bennett gets an underhook and turns Barry into the cage.
Barry stalling against the cage.
Barry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but bennett is keeping busy.
bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry landing knees to the head.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Barry.
Barry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barry trying to stall but bennett improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry is looking to control bennett's arms but bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barry has his back to the cage.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but bennett is blocking nicely.
bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barry working bennett over with knees to the body.
Barry crunches a lovely knee into bennett's ribcage.
Barry lands a good knee to the midsection. bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bennett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Redmond Barry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bennett is defending well for now.
bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry is trying to maintain a safe position but bennett gets an underhook and turns Barry into the cage.
Barry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barry trying to land knees to the body.
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.
bennett tries a knee to the head but Barry blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barry.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redmond Barry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on justin bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Barry.
bennett is looking to clinch but Barry is avoiding it.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch but bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barry, right into the meat.

Barry rushes bennett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Barry.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barry crunches a lovely knee into bennett's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry lands a nice knee to the body.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry lands a good knee to the midsection. bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but bennett is blocking nicely.
Barry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barry wants to stall.
Barry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry tries a knee to the head but bennett blocks it.
bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but bennett blocks with his arms.
Barry is looking to control bennett's arms but bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barry has his back to the cage.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Barry is blocking nicely.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry lands a knee to the body.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Barry is trying to maintain a safe position but bennett gets an underhook and turns Barry into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Knees to the body from Barry.
bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barry working bennett over with knees to the body.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bennett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to bennett's face.
Barry crunches a lovely knee into bennett's ribcage.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but bennett is blocking nicely.

That's four 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.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but bennett blocks with his arms.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry with a knee to the head.
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
bennett avoiding damage as Barry throws knees to the body.
bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barry.
Barry lands a good knee to the midsection. bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barry working bennett over with knees to the body.
justin bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redmond Barry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barry working bennett over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Redmond Barry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Redmond Barry!