PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patt Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Space Filler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Patt Barry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barry
vs
Filler

190 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patt Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Space Filler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filler tries a head kick but it misses.
Filler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Filler tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
Filler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barry counters with a series of strikes. Filler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filler tries to clinch up.
Filler tries to clinch
and Barry counters with a good low kick that Filler was not able to check.
Filler moves in looking to clinch but Barry pushes him off.

Barry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barry prevents Filler from getting back to his feet.
Barry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Filler's guard.
Barry thows a big elbow that misses.
Barry is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filler has control of Barry's left arm, preventing Barry from doing any damage.
Barry stopping the sweep attempt from Filler.
Filler wants to get back to his feet but Barry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Filler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barry duly obliges.
Filler tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barry works the jab nicely.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Filler misses the target.
Barry is looking to clinch.

Filler has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Filler.
Filler misses with a knee strike.
Filler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filler tries a knee to the head but Barry blocks it.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filler landing knees to the head.
Filler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barry blocks it with crossed arms.
Barry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filler tries a knee to the head but Barry blocks it.
Filler looking to throw knees to the head but Barry is blocking nicely.
Filler looking to throw knees to the head but Barry is blocking nicely.
Barry is trying to break the clinch but Filler is controlling him.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filler tries a knee to the head but Barry blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filler misses with a knee strike.

Barry jumps into guard, dragging Filler to the mat.
Filler tries to stand but Barry is controlling from the bottom.
Filler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Filler wants to stand but Barry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Filler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Filler tries to stand but Barry is controlling from the bottom.
Barry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Filler is controlling him.
Filler controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Filler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barry moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barry tries to keep at a distance but Filler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filler scores with a knee to the head.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Barry pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filler wanted to stand there but Barry had control of the position.
Filler wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filler controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barry being controlled here, momentarily.
Barry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Filler wants to stand but Barry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Filler controls the pace.

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.
Filler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barry is keeping the position for now.
Barry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Filler controls the pace.
Filler wanted to stand there but Barry had control of the position.
Filler slips nicely into half guard.
Filler seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barry is looking to improve his position.

Filler gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Barry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filler throws a leg kick
letting Barry counter with a right hand.
Filler throws a right hand that Barry ducks under and follows up with a left that Barry also avoids with ease.
Filler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Barry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barry scoring with some ground and pound.
Barry postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a big right hand that misses.
Barry trying to control the position from guard on top but Filler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barry throwing strikes but missing.
Barry tries to stand but Filler is controlling from the bottom.
Filler can't keep his opponent in guard - Barry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Filler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patt Barry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Filler tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
Filler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filler tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Filler looks to score with a jab to the body but Barry is just out of range.
Filler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barry avoids the body shot from Filler.
Barry keeps the fight on the outside.
Filler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Filler backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filler tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barry counters with a body kick that stops Filler in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filler tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Filler is looking to clinch but Barry is avoiding it.
Filler looks to clinch
and Barry counters with a two punch combo.
Barry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Filler on the side of the head.
Barry connects with a jab.
Filler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filler throws a sloppy body shot
and Barry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filler's knee momentarily.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filler tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Filler is looking to clinch.
Barry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Filler defends it nicely.
Filler doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.

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.
Filler tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
Filler throws a head kick that misses
letting Barry counter with a right hand.
Filler wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filler doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
Filler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filler tries to land a front kick but Barry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barry misses with a body shot.
Patt Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filler tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Filler closes the distance and clinches.
Barry working hard to break the clinch.
Filler misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Filler.
Filler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barry tries to circle away but Filler has him pinned against the cage.
Filler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barry blocks it with crossed arms.
Filler prevents Barry from breaking the clinch.
Filler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Filler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Space Filler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barry throws a head kick but Filler moves out of range.
Filler tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filler tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Filler fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Filler pushes Barry up against the cage in a clinch.
Filler misses with a knee to the head.
Filler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barry tries to break free but Filler pushes him back against the cage.
Filler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barry's face.
Filler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barry tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patt Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barry blocks it with crossed arms.
Filler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Barry gets control of Filler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barry is looking to stand up but Filler isn't so interested in that idea.
Barry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Filler is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Filler gets to his feet. Barry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patt Barry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barry, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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