PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barkas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Civil war. Hannibal Barkas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aima Hei's chin.

Hei
vs
Barkas

202 cm
22
212 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
224 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Battalion Athletics

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aima Hei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barkas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hei scoring well with a low kick there.
Hei with a jab.
Hei scores with a body shot.
Hei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barkas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barkas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Hei.
Barkas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barkas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Barkas misses its intended target.
Barkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hei. Barkas shrugs it off though.
Barkas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hei circles away.
Hei keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkas takes one on the button.

Hei has managed to clinch.
Barkas lands a nice uppercut.
Barkas misses with some punches.
Barkas looking for a takedown.
Hei is working Barkas over against the cage.
Hei works on Barkas's body with a couple of short punches.
Barkas looks gassed!
Hei scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hei has clasped his hands together around Barkas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hei 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.
Hei cracks Barkas with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here as Hei stalls from top position.
Hei landing strikes.
Hei working the head and body with strikes.
Hei cracks Barkas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barkas is not content to let Hei control the position.
Hei lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Hei are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hei happy to just control the position for now.
Barkas is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hei scoring with punches and elbows.
Barkas is not content to let Hei control the position.
Hei tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkas keeps working.
Barkas dodges the ground and pound from Hei.
Hei landing strikes.
Hei throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei is working Barkas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barkas tries to bench press Hei off him but Hei keeps the position.
Barkas is trying to control Hei's posture but Hei avoids it.
Hei cracks Barkas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barkas manages to get back to half guard.
Hei stalling.
Barkas wants to get back to full guard.
Barkas is not content to let Hei control the position.
Barkas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barkas is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei is keen to just control but Barkas is a slippery customer.
Hei is looking to advance position but Barkas won't allow it.
Hei lands strikes from half guard.
Hei wants to control but Barkas is keeping him busy.
Hei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barkas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hei.
Hei working over Barkas with some ground and pound. Barkas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hei is looking to take a break and control but Barkas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hei landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barkas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hei but Hei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hei jabs Barkas right on the nose. Barkas blinks but takes it well.
Hei throws a wild body kick that Barkas sees coming a mile off.
Hei lands a jab to Barkas's midsection.
Hei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hei lands a jab to the nose.
Hei scores with a jab.

Hei clinches.
Hei throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Barkas.
Barkas prevents Hei from breaking the clinch.
Barkas avoiding damage as Hei throws knees to the body.
Barkas lands a left hand.
Hei can't find room to land a body shot as Barkas controls the action.
Hei blocks an elbow strike.
Hei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barkas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barkas gets underhooks to prevent Hei's takedown attempt.
Hei wants a takedown.
Barkas is breathing heavily.
Hei gets underhooks to prevent Barkas's takedown attempt.
Barkas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hei avoids it.
Hei manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hei lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hei breaks from the clinch.
Barkas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barkas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barkas walks into a straight right hand from Hei.
Hei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barkas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hei. Beautiful body shot.

Hei darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barkas is refusing to be controlled, as Hei sits in half guard.
Hei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barkas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hei scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hei is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hei landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aima Hei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barkas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hei.
Hei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hei is keen to just control but Barkas is a slippery customer.
Hei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barkas defending well though.
Barkas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barkas.
Hei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hei wants to pass the guard but Barkas is keeping the position.
Barkas keeping moving, preventing Hei from controlling successfully.
Hei is in close to Barkas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hei is looking to work some ground and pound but Barkas has wrist control.
Barkas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei throws and elbow that misses. Barkas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hei's guard. Nice move by Barkas!
Hei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barkas postures up in Hei's guard and throws a big left but Hei blocks it.
Barkas distracts Hei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barkas postures up in Hei's guard and throws a big left but Hei blocks it.
Barkas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hei lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Barkas tries to free his leg and advance position but Hei is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barkas's guard.
Hei trying to control but Barkas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aima Hei dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hei lands a body shot.
Hei scores with a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hei.
Check out the look on Hei's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barkas tries to buck Hei off but Hei is having none of it.
Hei wants to control but Barkas is keeping him busy.
Hei scores with punches from side control.
Hei working the ground and pound from side control.
Hei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkas can do to turn this around?
Hei throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hei throws a strike aimed at the side of Barkas's head but Barkas avoids it well.
Barkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hei in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hei scores with punches from side control.
Hei trying to control the position but Barkas is working away.
Hei sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barkas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hei scores with punches from side control.
Barkas regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hei's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hei wants to control but Barkas is keeping him busy.
Hei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barkas defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hei is working away from the top position though.
Hei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barkas defending well though.
Hei is trying to control. Barkas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hei trying to pass the guard but Barkas defending well.
Hei is keen to just control but Barkas is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barkas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hannibal Barkas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barkas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hei sprawls well. Hei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barkas gets slowly back to his feet.
Hei scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hei.
Hei throws a leg kick which misses Barkas's front leg but catches the back leg as Barkas tries to avoid it.
Aima Hei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hei cracks Barkas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barkas takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hei.
Hei digs a good body shot into Barkas's ribs.
Hei stuns Barkas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Hei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barkas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Barkas's face as Hei controls the position.
Hei throws an elbow but Barkas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barkas being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei wants to control but Barkas is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aima Hei.
Hei connects with a jab.
Hei throws a body punch but Barkas moves out of range.
Hannibal Barkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkas shoots in but Hei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hei thows a body kick. Barkas tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Hei has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hei as Barkas tries to tie him up.
Hei lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Aima Hei!

Aima Hei wins by unanimous decision!