PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Al Kaholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett comes to the cage accompanied by One 24. Al Kaholic has chosen Cant Be Touched as his entrance music. Al Al Kaholic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barrett
vs
Al Kaholic

198 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
31
270 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Syd Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Al Kaholic !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Syd Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrett misses the shot to the body.
Al Kaholic lands with a nice combination. Barrett backs away looking to recover.
Al Kaholic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Al Kaholic scores with a shot to the body.
Al Kaholic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Al Kaholic looks to land a left hand but Barrett moved out of range nicely.
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick and Al Kaholic moves out of range easily.
Al Kaholic avoids the head kick by Barrett.
Barrett throws a head kick that Al Kaholic semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Kaholic 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.
Al Kaholic lands a slapping body shot.
Al Kaholic lands a really nice looking cross but Barrett seems unphased.
Barrett lands a really nice looking cross but Al Kaholic seems unphased.
Al Kaholic misses with a looping left.
Barrett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Al Kaholic counters with a nice body shot.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Kaholic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Kaholic digs a good body shot into Barrett's ribs.
Barrett is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Kaholic .
Barrett tries to work over Al Kaholic 's front leg with a kick but Al Kaholic checks it.
Barrett misses with a body kick.
Al Kaholic lands with a nice body punch.
Barrett slips under a jab.
Barrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Kaholic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrett can pounce on him.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Kaholic throws a series of punches but Barrett avoids them all with ease.
Barrett feints and then cracks Al Kaholic 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Kaholic down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al Kaholic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Al Kaholic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barrett sprawls well initially but Al Kaholic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Al Kaholic is trying to control. Barrett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Kaholic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrett's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic wants to pass the guard but Barrett is defending well.
Al Kaholic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrett defending well though.
Barrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Al Kaholic throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Al Kaholic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Kaholic is looking to take a break and control but Barrett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Kaholic prevents Barrett from standing back up.
Al Kaholic lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Kaholic throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Al Kaholic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Al Kaholic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett tries to kick Al Kaholic off but Al Kaholic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrett is not content to let Al Kaholic control the position.
Al Kaholic tries to pass to full mount but Barrett defends it.
Al Kaholic prevents Barrett from improving his position.
Al Kaholic is thwarting Barrett's attempts to control the position.
Al Kaholic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett wants to control but Al Kaholic is keeping busy.

Al Kaholic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barrett is trying to stand.
Al Kaholic works his way into full mount!
Barrett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Al Kaholic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Al Kaholic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Al Kaholic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Kaholic misses with a low kick.
Barrett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Kaholic avoids the head kick by Barrett.
Al Al Kaholic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barrett throws a body kick that misses.
Barrett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Al Kaholic thows a body kick. Barrett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barrett misses with a head kick.
Al Kaholic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barrett rather than just go for the knockout.
Al Kaholic moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Barrett tries a low kick but Al Kaholic avoids it.
Al Kaholic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett misses with a combination
and Al Kaholic counters with a series of strikes. Barrett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Kaholic lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrett's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett ducks under a wild hook from Al Kaholic .
A jab lands there for Al Kaholic .
No joy there for Al Kaholic , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Kaholic catches Barrett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Al Kaholic just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Kaholic misses with a head kick.
Al Kaholic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Al Kaholic catches Barrett right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Kaholic throws a hook but Barrett avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Barrett.
Al Kaholic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrett.
Al Kaholic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
Barrett takes a swing at Al Kaholic 's ribcage but misses.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Kaholic sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett checks a low kick from Al Kaholic .
Both fighters circling a little - Al Kaholic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Kaholic lands a leg kick that knocks Barrett off balance momentarily.
Al Kaholic fails to land the takedown.
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick and Al Kaholic moves out of range easily.
Al Kaholic misses the shot to the body.
Al Kaholic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barrett has time to react.
Al Kaholic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Kaholic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barrett.
Barrett avoids the head kick by Al Kaholic .
Barrett takes a swing at Al Kaholic 's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barrett.
Barrett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Kaholic misses with a wild body shot.
Barrett throws a push kick but Al Kaholic slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barrett's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic jabs Barrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Al Kaholic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Al Kaholic lands in his opponent's guard.
Al Kaholic throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Kaholic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Al Kaholic wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Al Kaholic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Al Al Kaholic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Kaholic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barrett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Al Kaholic from controlling successfully.
Al Kaholic wants to pass the guard but Barrett is keeping the position.
Al Kaholic throws a strike but Barrett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Kaholic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Al Kaholic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Al Kaholic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Kaholic scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Barrett.
Al Kaholic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Kaholic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barrett. Barrett obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Kaholic scores with a kick to the body.
Al Kaholic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Al Kaholic connects with a right hand. Barrett shakes it off.
Al Kaholic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Kaholic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett throws a body kick the misses
and Al Kaholic counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Kaholic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Kaholic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Al Kaholic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Kaholic lands a jab to the nose.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Al Kaholic - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Kaholic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett ducks right into an uppercut from Al Kaholic .
Donk. Al Kaholic catches Barrett right on the button with a cross.
Al Kaholic thumps Barrett with a low kick.
Al Kaholic lands a leg kick that knocks Barrett off balance momentarily.
Barrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrett ducks under a wild hook from Al Kaholic .
Barrett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Kaholic is out of range.
Al Kaholic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Kaholic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barrett has time to react.
Al Kaholic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Kaholic slips a jab and a cross from Barrett.
Al Kaholic lands a high kick!

Barrett is rocked!
Al Kaholic scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Barrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Kaholic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Kaholic drops Barrett with a huge uppercut! Barrett drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Al Kaholic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Al Kaholic !
Al Al Kaholic thanked the fans post fight for their support.