PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Barnett
vs
Doji

188 cm
28
240 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

191 cm
27
274 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doji shoots for a takedown but Barnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnett scores with a leg kick.
Doji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnett. Barnett obviously looking to wear him down.
Doji looks gassed!
Barnett lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnett throws a nice head kick!

Barnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett lands a knee to the body.
Barnett with a knee to the head.
Barnett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Doji won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doji's face.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Doji blocks with his arms.
Barnett is struggling to control the position.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett taking a breather.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett is leaning against Doji and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to stall but Doji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Doji.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doji jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnett walks away with a smile on his face. Doji gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awekome Doji.
Some wild striking there from Barnett.

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.
Barnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doji fails to land the takedown.
Barnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnett scores with a one two! Doji had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Barnett clinches.
Come on Barnett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doji is defending well for now.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doji takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doji is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Doji shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnett desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnett is trying to get back to full guard.

Doji is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doji's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doji's back!
Barnett keeps control of the position easily here as Doji tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barnett drops Doji with a big knee straight up the middle! Doji is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Awekome Doji has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Barnett there.

Doji is rocked!

Barnett has managed to clinch.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Doji blocks it.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doji's face.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett has Doji pressed against the ropes.
Barnett lands a knee to the body.
Barnett tries to land knees in the clinch but Doji avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Mirko Barnett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnett connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Doji's ribcage.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Doji.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Doji blocks with his arms.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.

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.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett trying to stall but Doji improves his position.
Doji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doji working hard to break the clinch.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Doji's ribcage.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Doji fails to pull guard.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awekome Doji.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Doji.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett has Doji pressed against the ropes, preventing Doji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Doji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doji as Barnett tries to tie him up.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Doji blocks with his arms.
Barnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Doji gets an underhook and turns Barnett into the ropes.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirko Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Doji looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Barnett scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Doji moves out of range easily.
Barnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doji can do to turn this around?
Doji managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Doji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Doji goes for a takedown attempt but Barnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barnett clinches up with Doji and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Barnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Awekome Doji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Doji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnett.
Awekome Doji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Doji shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doji has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnett lands with a straight right. Doji didn't see that one coming.
Barnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnett scores with a push kick.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doji but Doji pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Barnett forces Doji back against the ropes and clinches.
Barnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doji is defending well for now.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnett is stalling here.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awekome Doji.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett is pressed up against the ropes. Doji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnett down to the mat. Barnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnett scores with a four punch combination!
Doji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnett can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Barnett. Beautiful body shot.
Barnett feints and then cracks Doji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doji down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnett, as that shot connected.
Barnett lands a slapping body shot.
Doji defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnett.
Doji avoids a kick to the body.
Doji's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doji with a poor takedown
and Barnett counters with a body kick that stops Doji in his tracks momentarily.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Barnett rushes Doji and presses him up against the ropes.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doji is defending well for now.
Doji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Doji's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doji looking for a takedown.
Barnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Doji gets an underhook and turns Barnett into the ropes.
Doji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Doji managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett stalling.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Doji blocks it.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.

Doji gets control of Barnett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Doji will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barnett advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji looking for a sweep but Barnett has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mirko Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnett 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!