PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Barrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horton BanG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barrington
vs
BanG

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Barrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horton BanG!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrington throws a combination. BanG tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barrington connects with a single shot there.
BanG throws a head kick but Barrington moves out of range.
Barrington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BanG tries to clinch up but Barrington circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
BanG tried to score with a low kick but Barrington checks it.
A combination from Barrington does no damage.
Barrington stalks BanG and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into BanG's face. BanG staggers backwards, shaken.
Horton BanG seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrington misses with a double jab.
Barrington throws a series of punches but BanG moves out of range.
BanG showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrington.
Danga de danga de dang - Barrington scores with a four punch combination!
BanG is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BanG tries to clinch up.
Barrington looks to land a combination. BanG sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - BanG looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Barrington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
BanG tries to bench press Barrington off him but Barrington keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BanG is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barrington off and has taken his back!

BanG is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barrington is defending well though. BanG let's go of the attempt for now.

BanG is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barrington is defending well though. BanG let's go of the attempt for now.
Barrington tries to break free.

BanG is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

BanG is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barrington is defending well though. BanG let's go of the attempt for now.
BanG looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrington is in bad spot here.

BanG working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barrington defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Barrington showing good submission defense here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BanG has the hooks in. Barrington is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barrington is working hard here to advance position.

Barrington fending off the submission attempt from BanG.
Barrington wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

BanG looking for the choke from the back.
Barrington wants to escape the position.
Barrington looking to control the position.

BanG looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barrington showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

BanG tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BanG misses with a head kick.
Barrington misses with a wild combination.
BanG moves in looking to clinch but Barrington pushes him off.
Barrington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
BanG is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrington's corner calls for a 1-2. Barrington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BanG tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrington misses with the combination.
BanG is breathing heavily.
Barrington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
BanG wants to clinch up but Barrington keeps it at a distance.
Barrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
BanG tries to clinch but Barrington moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrington keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Barrington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

BanG has his foot on Barrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrington works his way back into a safe position though.

Barrington got a little sloppy there for a moment and BanG has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barrington has managed to get both his arms back between BanG's legs - danger averted.
Barrington stays in close to BanG's body and controls the position.
Barrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for BanG on the ground.

BanG has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barrington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

BanG working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barrington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

BanG is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barrington is aware though and is defending well.

Barrington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington sitting in guard here, content to control.

BanG has his foot on Barrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrington works his way back into a safe position though.

BanG looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barrington lands a right hook to the body.
Barrington lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Barrington.

Barrington shoots in and bounces BanG off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barrington sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

BanG is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

BanG is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barrington stays in close to BanG's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Barrington dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Barrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrington misses with a few strikes there.
BanG tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BanG showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrington.
Barrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Barrington misses.
BanG tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BanG doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrington circles away.
BanG throws a head kick but Barrington moves out of range.
BanG tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrington misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BanG tries to clinch there but Barrington circles away.
Joseph Barrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Barrington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BanG regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BanG looking for a guillotine here but Barrington defends easily.

BanG looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barrington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barrington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down BanG for as long as he can get away with.

BanG working for a triangle but Barrington defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

BanG is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrington defends well.

BanG throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

BanG is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barrington is aware though and is defending well.

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.

BanG working for a triangle but Barrington defends it easily.
Barrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

BanG is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

BanG escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barrington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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 Joseph Barrington.
I think Barrington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Barrington!