PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Truth. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Bj Barnes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Street
vs
Barnes

196 cm
20
236 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
240 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Street takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.

Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Street sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Street tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Street is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes prevents Street from improving his position.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Street is looking to improve his position.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Street's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is thwarting Street's attempts to control the position.
Street is looking to improve his position.
Street gets full guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Street swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Street swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Street looking to control.
Barnes won't allow Street to sweep him here.
Street avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Street keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Street.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Street can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Street misses with a body punch

and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
Street is looking for a sweep.
Barnes working the ground and pound from side control.
Barnes trying to control the action but Street is working from the bottom.
Barnes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Street is trying to control Barnes's posture but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Street down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Street's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Barnes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Street tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Street to see if he's OK.

Street is rocked!
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 cracks Street with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Barnes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Street is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Barnes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bj Barnes!