PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slater
vs
Barry

177 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Barry!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barry gets caught napping as Slater dives in and scores a takedown. Barry manages to retain guard.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slater manages to get himself to full guard.
Slater seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Slater.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry fails with the takedown

and Slater counters with a takedown into side control.
Slater is staying tight to Barry's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Barry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barry regains half guard.
Barry wants to get back to full guard.
Barry wants to get back to his feet.
Slater trying to pass the guard but Barry defending well.
Slater takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Slater there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slater connects with a nice short shot to Barry's temple.
Slater is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barry moves into full guard.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barry wants to stand and escape but Slater is having none of it.
Slater sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater passes into half guard.
Slater takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slater scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry trying to control here.
Slater moves nicely into side control.
Barry is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Slater controlling the position from side mount.
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slater controls the position.
Slater has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Slater scores with a couple of short elbows.
Slater takes a little break here. Barry wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
Slater grinds an elbow into Barry's temple.
Slater is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Slater scoring with punches and elbows.
Slater grinds an elbow into Barry's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Slater lands some shots froms side control.
Barry seems a little lost for a moment, as Slater dominates the positioning.
Barry takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry tries to bench press Slater off him but Slater keeps the position.
Slater is staying tight to Barry's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Slater grinds an elbow into Barry's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Slater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Slater counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slater postures up.
Barry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barry working a defensive guard here.
Slater controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Barry was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barry moves in looking to clinch but Slater pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry misses with a takedown attempt

and Slater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slater content to stall in guard here.
Slater postures up.
Slater distracts Barry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barry wants to sweep but no luck.
Barry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry wants to sweep but no luck.
Barry working a defensive guard here.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Barry is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barry shoots and misses

and Slater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tom Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Barry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barry trying to control from the bottom.
Slater seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slater is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barry can do to turn this around?
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Slater is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barry wants to improve his position but Slater is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Slater.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
Slater trying to control the pace.
Slater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slater stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slater wants to pass to mount but Barry is defending the position.
Slater is taking a breather. Barry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Slater seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slater is taking a breather. Barry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barry wants to control but Slater is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

We're going to have a standup here because Tom Slater wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slater fails with the takedown

and Barry counters with a single leg into guard. Slater didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Slater dominated that second round.
That's time! Slater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Slater misses the shot to the body.
Barry wants to clinch.
Barry avoids the body shot from Slater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry fails with the takedown

and Slater counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tom Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater won't allow Barry to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barry working a defensive guard here.
Tom Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barry to the mat! Barry manages to get full guard.
Barry looking to control.
Slater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slater sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barry wants to clinch but Slater slips to the side

so Slater counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater won't allow Barry to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barry with a poor takedown

and Slater counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barry's head.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Tom Slater wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barry misses with a takedown

and Slater counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tom Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Barry.
Slater slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slater seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barry for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slater 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Tom Slater!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tom Slater!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tom Slater!

Tom Slater wins by unanimous decision!