PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. 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.

Sutter
vs
Barnes

188 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Barnes.

It looks like Mark Sutter has been cut.

Sutter moves into the clinch.
Barnes digs a right hand into Sutter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sutter's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sutter's efforts to push away.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Barnes closes the distance and clinches.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Barnes lands a big uppercut and Sutter crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sutter looks OK. Barnes waves Sutter back to his feet!

Sutter is rocked!
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Sutter is out of range.
Oh Sutter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Sutter moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sutter.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutter slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sutter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a hook but Sutter blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Sutter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sutter staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Sutter ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes looks gassed!
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sutter.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Sutter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Sutter saw that one coming.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Sutter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sutter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Sutter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sutter tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Sutter moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Sutter moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sutter.
Sutter slips a jab from Barnes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sutter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Brock Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws a series of punches but Sutter avoids them all with ease.
Sutter wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Sutter moved out of range.
Sutter doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Sutter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Sutter tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Sutter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sutter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutter tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Sutter collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brock Barnes!