PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen Those Dancin Days - Run Run as his entrance music. Pacman Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sonny Boy's chin.

Barnes
vs
Boy

187 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
217 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Barnes takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Boy misses its intended target.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Barnes throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boy, as that shot connected.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Boy clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.
Boy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.

Barnes darts in and clinches Boy up against the cage.
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes slips a jab from Boy.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy lands with a cross.
A big left from Boy misses.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boy avoids the body shot from Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonny Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Boy misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Boy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Boy.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boy on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes feints and then cracks Boy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boy down.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Boy seems unphased.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
A big right from Barnes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Boy.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Boy as he connects with a hook.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Boy moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Boy looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
A head kick misses from Boy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sonny Boy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Boy misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Boy as he connects with a hook.
Boy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looks to clinch
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boy!
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Barnes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch
and Boy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sonny Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.

Barnes instigates a clinch.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Boy blocking some punches.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
A big left from Boy misses.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes cracks Boy with a good jab.
Boy scores with a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Boy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Boy blocks a jab.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Boy.
A good leg kick by Boy.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Barnes is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sonny Boy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Boy.
Barnes swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boy looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barnes instigates a clinch.
Boy is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boy has his back to the cage.
Boy tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Boy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
Barnes tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
Barnes is leaning against Boy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes digs a right hand into Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boy's gas tank.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes works on Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy takes a shot to the head.
Boy blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boy avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, Boy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boy misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Boy thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sonny Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
Nice shot by Boy.
Boy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boy throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Barnes moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Boy misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Boy misses with the body kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.

Barnes forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Pacman Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boy.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pacman Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Boy!