PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pacman Barnes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willy Cody's chin.

Cody
vs
Barnes

200 cm
26
223 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!

It looks like Willy Cody has been cut.
Cody throws a head kick that misses.
Cody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Cody.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cody throws a head kick that misses.
Cody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Cody tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cody scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cody takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cody takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cody dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cody.
Cody slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cody. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Cody walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cody is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cody misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a right hand that Cody ducks under and follows up with a left that Cody also avoids with ease.
Cody misses with a low kick.
Cody throws a head kick that half lands.
Cody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cody checks the leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Cody lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cody.
Cody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Cody avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cody as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Barnes pushes Cody back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cody backwards.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cody avoids it.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cody avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes pushes Cody back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cody or not.
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 presses Cody against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cody.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes is leaning against Cody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cody's elbow.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Cody tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cody's elbow.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cody is defending well for now.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Cody pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes is working Cody over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Cody blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cody.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacman Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Cody's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barnes throws a series of punches but Cody moves out of range.
Cody takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Cody should have avoided that one.
Cody takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cody circles away quickly and effectively.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Pacman Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Cody's body. Cody takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes cracks Cody with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Cody is rocked!
Barnes circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cody drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barnes follows Cody to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pacman Barnes!