PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Ras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barker
vs
Ras

186 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
28
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Ras!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ras changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barker tries to avoid it but Ras manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barker to the ground. Barker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ras avoids the head kick by Barker.
Barker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Ras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barker to the mat! Barker manages to get full guard.
Ras throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ras throws a big right hand that misses.
Ras throws a strike but Barker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ras managing to control the position.
Ras tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ras not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ras is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ras looks to land a strike but Barker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ras throws a big right hand that misses.
Ras wants to pass the guard but Barker is keeping the position.
Barker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ras on the ground.
Ras thows a big elbow that misses.
Ras is looking to advance position but Barker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ras regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ras moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barker's guard.
Ras trying to control the position from guard on top but Barker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ras throwing strikes but missing.
Ras throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ras wants to control from the top but Barker keeps moving.
Ras thows a big elbow that misses.
Ras tries to free his leg and advance position but Barker is retaining full guard.
Ras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ras is working Barker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ras keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barker's head.
Ras throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Ras dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ras shoots for a takedown but Barker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barker needs to keep his hands up - Ras had a free shot at his head there.
Barker feints and then cracks Ras's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ras down.
Barker defending well as Ras loads up on a big left hand.
Ras shoots in but no luck this time.
Ras takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barker throws a series of punches but Ras moves out of range.
Barker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ras moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Travis Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ras.
Ras misses with a wild body shot.
Barker leaves Ras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ras shoots in for a takedown but Barker shows good takedown defense.
Ras keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ras has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barker!
Ras has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ras landing strikes from the mount and Barker is in trouble!
Ras looking to ground and pound but Barker is blocking nicely.
Ras dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Ras there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ras misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ras thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ras unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker is bucking up trying to escape but Ras cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ras raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ras looking to finish with strikes here!
Ras in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ras landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barker hang on?
Ras working the ground and pound effectively.
Ras with good strikes from the mount here!
Barker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barker tries to get out of the position.
Ras thowing shots but they're missing.
Ras working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Ras.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker is looking to improve his position but Ras isn't that keen on the idea.
Ras wants to control the pace but Barker is squirming around nicely.
Ras in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ras unloads with some shots from mount but Barker bucks and avoids them well.
Barker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ras throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Ras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ras somewhat.
Ras takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barker throws a series of punches but Ras moves out of range.
Ras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ras avoids the body shot from Barker.
Ras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barker sprawls well. Barker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ras gets slowly back to his feet.
Travis Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ras.
Barker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ras eats them both and turns towards Barker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Barker misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ras tries for a takedown but Barker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barker moves away from the strike by Ras.
Barker throws a head kick that misses.
Travis Barker is winning the standup battle so far.
Barker clobbers Ras with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ras walks into a straight right hand from Barker.
Barker lands a nice looking body shot.
Ras shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barker defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Barker. No joy for Ras on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Barker.
Barker misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ras throws a body punch but Barker moves out of range.
Barker stuffs the takedown attempt from Ras. Ras gets slowly back to his feet.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Barker throws an overhand right that lands on Ras's shoulder, as Ras tries to avoid the shot.
Ras fails with a takedown attempt.
Ras shoots in for a takedown but Barker shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ras shoots in for a takedown but Barker shows good takedown defense.
Ras gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barker but Barker pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barker but Barker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Barker. No joy for Ras on that attempt.
Ras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barker avoids it really well and circles away.
Ras takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for Ras with that takedown attempt.
Barker fails to land with a series of punches.
Barker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ras if he has to take too many more of those.
Ras takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Travis Barker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ras.
A combination from Barker does no damage.
Ras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barker is fending him off so far but Ras persists. Nope, Barker circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Barker. No joy for Ras on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ras's head.
Ras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barker is fending him off so far but Ras persists. Nope, Barker circles away and we're back to standing.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Barker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ras checks a low kick from Barker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ras avoids the head kick by Barker.
Ras takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ras dips to his left and cracks Barker with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Barker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ras has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Ras!