PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crash Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Curtis Mayfield 'Pusherman' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leroy Barnes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Barnes

180 cm
25
234 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
24
276 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crash Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Barnes misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Barnes closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Barnes looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Leroy Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Jackson rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barnes up against the cage.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Nice body punch from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crash Jackson 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.

Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Leroy Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Crash Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Leroy Barnes has been cut.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Barnes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Jackson.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crash Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Crash Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leroy Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.

Jackson pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
Crash Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Leroy Barnes's cut even more.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Barnes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is working Barnes over against the cage.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crash Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crash Jackson!