PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Grasshopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name By Fort Minor. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barker
vs
Grasshopper

190 cm
30
222 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Grasshopper!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker clobbers Grasshopper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barker loads up on a big right hand but Grasshopper slips the punch.
Grasshopper looks to clinch
and Grasshopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grasshopper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barker won't allow Grasshopper to sweep him here.
Grasshopper is trying to control the position but Barker postures up.
Grasshopper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Grasshopper is looking for a kimura but Barker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grasshopper to get the leverage.
Grasshopper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grasshopper is controlling the pace.
Barker wants to control but Grasshopper is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grasshopper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barker is controlling Grasshopper's trapped leg to prevent Grasshopper from advancing to side control.
Barker is trying to get back to full guard.
Barker trying to control here.

Bob Barker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grasshopper wants to clinch but Barker slips to the side
and Grasshopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Barker gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper looks to move to half guard but instead Barker has passed into mount! Damn!
Grasshopper is desperately trying to improve his position but Barker has a good base and remains in mount.
Barker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grasshopper is looking to get to half guard.
Grasshopper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grasshopper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grasshopper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Barker with the ground and pound from mount.
Barker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grasshopper is squirming around, avoiding Barker's attempts to control the action.
Barker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grasshopper taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker prevents Grasshopper from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker working Grasshopper over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grasshopper tries to reverse the position but Barker maintains control.
Barker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grasshopper is trying desperately to improve position.
Barker with good strikes from the mount here!
Grasshopper is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barker looking to control but Grasshopper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Barker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barker leaves Grasshopper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grasshopper tries to clinch up
and Barker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barker lands with an overhand left.
Grasshopper tries to clinch but Barker moves away
and Barker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grasshopper moves away.
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grasshopper thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barker scores with a jab to the body.
Grasshopper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grasshopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grasshopper at a distance.
Grasshopper closes the distance but Barker moves to the side
and Barker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grasshopper is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper tries to clinch up
and Barker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grasshopper darts in trying to clinch
and Barker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barker swinging wildly here.
Grasshopper slips under a jab from Barker.
Barker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barker, as that shot connected.
Barker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barker lands with an overhand left.
Grasshopper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grasshopper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grasshopper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barker takes a swing at Grasshopper's ribcage but misses.
Grasshopper wants to clinch but Barker slips to the side

and Barker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grasshopper tries to get to full guard but Barker has control of the leg.
Barker winds up and cracks Grasshopper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grasshopper has a hand on Barker's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barker takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barker cracks Grasshopper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barker landing shots from mount.
Bob Barker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grasshopper regains half guard.
Barker is looking to take a break and control but Grasshopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Barker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice uppercut lands for Barker. That snapped Grasshopper's head back.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grasshopper moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Barker as he connects with a hook.
Grasshopper tries to clinch up
and Grasshopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grasshopper has his takedown stuffed
and Barker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grasshopper's knee momentarily.
Grasshopper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barker throws a low kick, looking for Grasshopper's leg but Grasshopper calmly moves out of range.
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grasshopper was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker misses with a jab to the body

and Grasshopper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grasshopper.
Barker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grasshopper managing to block the knees to the body from Barker.
Barker digs a right hand into Grasshopper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grasshopper's gas tank.
Grasshopper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barker's elbow.
Grasshopper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grasshopper can do to turn this around?

Barker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grasshopper slips a jab and a cross from Barker.
Grasshopper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barker lands a nice shot to the body.
Grasshopper moves to clinch but Barker breaks away
and Barker counters with a left and a right that stings Grasshopper.
Bob Barker is winning the standup battle so far.
Barker works Grasshopper's body with a nice hook.
Little Grasshopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker works Grasshopper's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Grasshopper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grasshopper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grasshopper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barker.
Grasshopper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barker counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grasshopper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barker cracks Grasshopper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grasshopper darts in trying to clinch
and Barker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barker connects with a single shot there.
Bob Barker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grasshopper tries to clinch
letting Barker counter with a right hand.
Barker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grasshopper was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.
Grasshopper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper wants to clinch
and Barker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grasshopper moves to clinch but Barker breaks away
and Barker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barker counters with a one-two to the body.
Little Grasshopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barker misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grasshopper wants to clinch but Barker slips to the side
and Barker counters with a good low kick that Grasshopper was not able to check.
Grasshopper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barker counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Barker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barker 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Barker!