PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Pedrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Pedrosyan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pedrosyan
vs
Barnes

165 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Pedrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to clinch up.

Barnes gets a clinch.
Pedrosyan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedrosyan wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Pedrosyan stalling in the clinch but Barnes improves position.

Pedrosyan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pedrosyan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Pedrosyan has wrist control.
Pedrosyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Pedrosyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Pedrosyan looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedrosyan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnes!
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Pedrosyan maintains control.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes is staying active underneath Pedrosyan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barnes can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barnes tries to roll over but Pedrosyan keeps him under control.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pedrosyan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Pedrosyan is controlling well.
Pedrosyan tries to pass to full mount but Barnes defends it.
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Barnes scores with a few weak punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes missing with punches from the bottom.
Pedrosyan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pedrosyan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pedrosyan uses his free foot to push down on Barnes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Barnes is looking to improve his position but Pedrosyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Barnes taking shots to the head.
Pedrosyan controlling the pace for now.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Pedrosyan's attempts to control the action.
Pedrosyan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Pedrosyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pedrosyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pedrosyan working Barnes over with strikes here.
Barnes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
Pedrosyan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pedrosyan tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pedrosyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Pedrosyan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Barnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pedrosyan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pedrosyan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnes?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pedrosyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Barnes is rocked!
Pedrosyan cracks Barnes with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Pedrosyan!