PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sneeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Barov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sneeze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Born on the Bayou. Drew Sneeze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sneeze
vs
Barov

162 cm
27
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

181 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

LHK Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Sneeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Barov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sneeze wants to clinch up but Barov keeps it at a distance.
Barov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sneeze momentarily.
Sneeze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barov sprawls well. Barov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sneeze gets slowly back to his feet.
Sneeze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barov avoids it really well and circles away.
Sneeze slips under a jab.
Sneeze looks for a takedown but Barov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Sneeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sneeze moves out of range as Barov strikes.
Sneeze moves out of range as Barov strikes.
Barov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sneeze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneeze dives in and grabs Barov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barov pushes down on Sneeze's head and hops out.
Barov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sneeze ducks under a wild hook from Barov.
Sneeze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barov.
Barov misses with a hook.
Sneeze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barov pinned against the cage. Barov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sneeze tries to clinch but Barov is having none of it.
Sneeze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sneeze shoots in but Barov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the liver by Barov. Beautiful body shot.
Drew Sneeze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sneeze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Barov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sneeze wants to get back to striking at distance but Barov won't allow it.
Barov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sneeze pushes Barov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barov has Sneeze pressed against the cage.
Barov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sneeze.

Sneeze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sneeze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sneeze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barov throws a looping overhand right but Sneeze ducks down to avoid it.
Barov sizes up Sneeze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sneeze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sneeze on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sneeze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barov as he avoids it easily.
Barov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sneeze manages to avoid it.
Barov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barov lands a jab to Sneeze's midsection.
Sneeze shoots for a takedown but Barov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sneeze. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Barov misses with an uppercut. Sneeze saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barov lands a glancing blow to the side of Sneeze's head.
Victor Barov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sneeze fails with a takedown attempt.
Sneeze is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Barov.
Sneeze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barov scores with a jab to the body.
Sneeze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sneeze manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sneeze shoots in and drives through. Barov sprawls well.
Sneeze throws a head kick but Barov moves out of range.
Barov lunges at Sneeze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sneeze's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barov throws a hook but Sneeze avoids it easily.
Sneeze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sneeze thuds a left hand into Barov's body.
Barov lands a jab to Sneeze's midsection.
Barov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sneeze circles away.
A jab lands there for Barov.
Barov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sneeze. Sneeze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Sneeze is rocked!
Barov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Barov misses the target.
Barov stuns Sneeze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sneeze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sneeze misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Barov. No joy for Sneeze on that attempt.
Sneeze misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sneeze moves away.
Barov throws out a loose jab but Sneeze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Sneeze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barov lands a body shot.
Sneeze seems to have got his legs back now.
Sneeze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barov lands a jab to Sneeze's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sneeze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barov cracks Sneeze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barov cracks Sneeze with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sneeze tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Barov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sneeze is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Barov!