PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hadr Bari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffenberger has chosen Roll 'em Up as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bari
vs
Spliffenberger

190 cm
23
204 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

CageFrog

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hadr Bari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffenberger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Spliffenberger clinches with his opponent.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.

Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliffenberger connects with a crisp jab.
Bari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spliffenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliffenberger throws a nice head kick!
Spliffenberger scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Bari catches Spliffenberger right on the button with a cross.
Bari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bari misses.
Spliffenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bari is breathing heavily.
Bari misses with a hook. Spliffenberger ducked under it nicely.

Spliffenberger moves into the clinch.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bari's ribcage.
Bari is trying to break free.
Bari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Bari can't break the clinch.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bari's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but Bari blocks with his arms.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bari's ribcage.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but Bari blocks with his arms.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Bari blocks it.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spliffenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bari is trying to force a seperation but Spliffenberger has the dominant position.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee strike.

Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bari swinging wildly here.
Spliffenberger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bari throws a hook to the side of Spliffenberger's head but Spliffenberger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bari moves to clinch but Spliffenberger breaks away
and Spliffenberger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bari throws a lazy right hand but Spliffenberger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spliffenberger is looking to slow Bari down with leg kicks.
A big left from Bari misses.
Spliffenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffenberger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hadr Bari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffenberger lands a head kick. Bari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spliffenberger can pounce on him.
Spliffenberger cracks the inside of Bari's front leg.
Bari throws a lazy right hand but Spliffenberger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Spliffenberger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the head.
Bari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spliffenberger lands a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Bari avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spliffenberger takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bari fails to land.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bari.
Spliffenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Bari blocks it.
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Spliffenberger won't allow it.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bari's face.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bari.
Bari is trying to force a seperation but Spliffenberger has the dominant position.

Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Bari.
Bari looks to clinch
and Spliffenberger counters with a body kick that stops Bari in his tracks momentarily.
Bari misses with a series of wild punches.
Spliffenberger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spliffenberger.
Bari tries to clinch up
and Spliffenberger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bari throws a combination that misses
and Spliffenberger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spliffenberger connects with a leg kick. Bari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Spliffenberger forces Bari back against the cage and clinches.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Bari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the head.
Spliffenberger lands a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the head.
Bari lands a shoulder strike.
Bari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bari tries to circle away but Spliffenberger has him pinned against the cage.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Bari.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Bari avoids the damage to the body.
Bari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliffenberger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spliffenberger throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaydub Spliffenberger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hadr Bari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spliffenberger counters with a body kick that stops Bari in his tracks momentarily.
Bari throws a hook to the side of Spliffenberger's head but Spliffenberger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bari's head.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffenberger connects with a leg kick. Bari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hadr Bari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spliffenberger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spliffenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaydub Spliffenberger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliffenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Spliffenberger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spliffenberger is looking to slow Bari down with leg kicks.
Bari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Spliffenberger has closed the distance and engaged Bari in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaydub Spliffenberger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spliffenberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Bari is trying to break the clinch but Spliffenberger has him pressed against the cage.
Spliffenberger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spliffenberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee strike.

Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliffenberger staying out of range there.
Spliffenberger avoids the body shot from Bari.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffenberger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bari throws a hook but Spliffenberger blocks it.
Spliffenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bari. That did some damage!
Spliffenberger with a nice cross.
Bari throws a series of punches but Spliffenberger moves out of range.
Spliffenberger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bari if he has to take too many more of those.
Spliffenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Spliffenberger rushes Bari and presses him up against the cage.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Bari blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bari avoids it.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Bari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spliffenbergers head.
Bari is trying to force a seperation but Spliffenberger has the dominant position.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bari's ribcage.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bari avoids it.

Bari breaks from the clinch.
Spliffenberger thows a body shot but no joy.
Bari scores with a jab.
Spliffenberger is looking to slow Bari down with leg kicks.
Bari misses with a double jab

and Spliffenberger counters by moving into the clinch.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bari manages to break the clinch.
Spliffenberger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bari throws out the jab.
Spliffenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spliffenberger. That one must have hurt.
Spliffenberger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spliffenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bari's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spliffenbergers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bari throws a combination that misses
and Spliffenberger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bari really felt that one!
A slapping leg kick lands for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Spliffenberger has managed to clinch.
Bari avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bari lands with a short shot to the head.
Bari tries to circle away but Spliffenberger has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bari.
Bari gets through Spliffenberger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bari's ribcage.
Bari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bari lands with a light punch inside.
Bari is looking to break free of the clinch but Spliffenberger has double underhooks.
Bari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.

Bari manages to break the clinch.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffenberger defending well as Bari loads up on a big left hand.
Bari throws a jab but it's blocked by Spliffenberger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bari loads up on a big right hand but Spliffenberger slips the punch.
Bari misses with a double jab
and Spliffenberger counters with a low kick, right behind Bari 's knee.

Bari gets tackled into the cage by Spliffenberger. Spliffenberger maintains the clinch.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bari's face.
Bari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bari.

Bari breaks the clinch.
Bari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spliffenberger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice body kick.
Spliffenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Spliffenberger slams his shin into Bari's torso.
Bari takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaydub Spliffenberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hadr Bari's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Spliffenberger connects with an inside leg kick.
Bari throws a combination that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spliffenberger cracks the inside of Bari's front leg.
Spliffenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Spliffenberger closes the distance and clinches.
Spliffenberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Bari won't want to take too many of those.
Bari managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger working Bari over with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bari's ribcage.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bari is defending well for now.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bari breaks the clinch.
Bari misses with a body punch
and Spliffenberger counters with an outside leg kick.

Spliffenberger pushes Bari up against the cage in a clinch.
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Spliffenberger won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliffenberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Bari blocks it.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Bari's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Bari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Bari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bari pushes Spliffenberger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bari misses with a double jab.
Bari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spliffenberger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spliffenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliffenberger delivers a nice body kick.
Spliffenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a front kick that sends Bari stumbling back into the cage.
Bari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spliffenberger can pounce on him.
Spliffenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jaydub Spliffenberger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger lands with an uppercut that bounces Bari off the cage and back into rage.
Bari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spliffenberger, right into the meat.

Spliffenberger instigates a clinch.
Spliffenberger lands a nice knee to the body.
Bari is trying to force a seperation but Spliffenberger has the dominant position.
Bari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliffenberger prevents Bari from breaking the clinch.
Bari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Bari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spliffenberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bari avoids it.
Bari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffenberger's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bari is trying to break the clinch but Spliffenberger has him pressed against the cage.
Bari is trying to push Spliffenberger away but Spliffenberger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spliffenberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spliffenberger prevents Bari from breaking the clinch.
Bari has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffenberger.
Bari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bari's face.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Bari can't break the clinch.
Bari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bari has had enough of the clinch but Spliffenberger keeps him there for the moment.
Bari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bari wants to break free but Spliffenberger has control.
Bari swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bari is trying to break the clinch but Spliffenberger is controlling him.
Bari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffenberger has Bari pressed against the cage, preventing Bari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bari has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger blocks an uppercut.
Spliffenberger blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.
Hadr Bari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliffenberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Bari won't want to take too many of those.
Bari tries to break free but Spliffenberger pushes him back against the cage.
Bari working aggressively here.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Spliffenberger won't allow it.
Bari throws a head punch that misses.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaydub Spliffenberger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spliffenberger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaydub Spliffenberger!