PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Sabre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sabre
vs
Barnes

189 cm
28
212 lbs
26 - 4 - 1

180 cm
33
190 lbs
29 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Reaper Combatwear
Hellbent

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Barnes gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes is looking to control Sabre's arms but Sabre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sabre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabre backwards.

It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabre avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Sabre.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sabres head.
Sabre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Sabre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sabre misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Sabre.
Barnes looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Sabre scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Sabre won't allow it.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Sabre works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
Sabre scores with a nice hook to the head.

Barnes is rocked!
Sabre lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabre finish him?
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Brad Barnes has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabre.
Sabre lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Sabre.
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Sabre blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabre unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barnes! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sabre is unloading with more strikes now! Barnes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.