PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Lakp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skip Lakp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Barrett
vs
Lakp

188 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

190 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skip Lakp!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrett.
Barrett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lakp is looking to clinch but Barrett is avoiding it.
Barrett stuns Lakp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barrett throws a body punch but Lakp moves out of range.
Lakp slips a jab and a cross from Barrett.

Lakp moves into the clinch.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett tries a body shot but Lakp blocks it.
Barrett is trying to stall.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Lakp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
Lakp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lakp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lakp has Barrett pressed against the cage, preventing Barrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lakp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Barrett tries to break free but Lakp pushes him back against the cage.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Lakp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Barrett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lakp has Barrett up against the cage in a clinch.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lakp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrett's efforts to push away.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Lakp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Lakp has Barrett pressed against the cage, preventing Barrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barrett working hard to break the clinch.
Lakp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Barrett tries to break the clinch but Lakp is controlling the position.
Barrett blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Lakp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
A shot in the inside from Lakp.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lakp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp working aggressively here.
Barrett wants to get back to striking at distance but Lakp won't allow it.
Lakp lands with a right to the head.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Lakp has double underhooks.
Lakp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.

Barrett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barrett misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Barrett.
Barrett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lakp - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Barrett!