PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ac Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Barca
vs
Vader

187 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ac Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeus Vader!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader connects with an inside leg kick.
Barca misses with a looping left.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Barca misses with an uppercut
and Vader counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vader.
Barca cracks Vader with a good jab.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Vader lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vader looks for the body kick but Barca saw that one coming.
Vader moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barca avoids the head kick by Vader.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Barca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barca avoids the body shot from Vader.
Barca misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca cracks Vader with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barca throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Vader misses.
A jab lands there for Barca.
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Vader's corner calls for a 1-2. Vader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Vader.
Vader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barca checks a low kick from Vader.
Barca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vader with a nice cross.
Barca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
Barca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vader.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barca cracks Vader with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ac Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca connects with a jab.
Vader tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barca misses with a lunging right hand
and Vader counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Vader.
Vader misses with a low kick as Barca jumps back.
Vader on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader sizes up Barca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Vader counters with a head kick. That will keep Barca thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barca misses the jab.
Vader drops his hands momentarily and Barca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barca throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Barca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Barca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
Nice defenses there by Vader.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca lands with an overhand left.
Barca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Vader slips under a jab.
Barca misses with a hook.
Vader slips under a jab.
Barca looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Barca wants to clinch up but Vader keeps it at a distance.
Vader fakes the leg kick and cracks Barca in the body.
Barca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
A cross from Barca lands.
Vader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca cracks Vader with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vader throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Barca misses with a double jab.
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Vader's shoulder, as Vader tries to avoid the shot.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barca throws out the jab.
Vader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.
Vader throws a leg kick that misses.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Barca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vader ducks right into an uppercut from Barca.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca takes a swing at Vader's ribcage but misses.
Vader throws a front kick aimed at Barca's knee but Barca avoids it well.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Vader counters with a nice body kick.
Barca throws a right hand that misses
and Vader counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ac Barca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barca moves out of range of the body kick from Vader.
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by Vader.
Ac Barca is winning the standup battle so far.
Barca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barca's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barca duly obliges.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vader in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barca misses with a left hand
and Vader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vader swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Vader tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vader.
Barca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Barca blocks the body kick.
Vader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with a hook.
Barca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
Barca throws a poor cross that misses
and Vader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Barca misses.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barca looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Barca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vader on the side of the head.
Barca throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Vader counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Barca.
Barca scores with a nice head shot.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vader gets a clinch.
Vader missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barca throws an elbow but misses.
Vader blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca throws an elbow that misses.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.
Barca landing knees to the head.

It looks like Zeus Vader has been cut.
Vader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vader managing to block the knees to the body from Barca.
Barca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vader scores with a hook to the body.
Barca blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Vader.
Barca tries to land knees in the clinch but Vader avoids the damage to the body.
Barca blocking some punches.
Vader tries to work over Barca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a body punch.
Vader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vader avoids it.
Barca throws an elbow that misses.
Vader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Vader is leaning against Barca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vader lands a body punch.
Barca misses with an elbow strike.
Barca blocks a body shot from Vader.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barca throws an elbow but misses.
Barca tries a knee to the head but Vader blocks it.
Barca looking to throw knees to the head but Vader is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vader.
Vader blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vader missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader misses with a body punch.
Barca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Barca throws an elbow but it misses.
Barca blocks an uppercut.
Vader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vader blocks an elbow strike from Barca.
Barca prevents a body shot from Vader.
Vader stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vader lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vader lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Vader.
Vader lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vader cracks a nice hook into Barca's ribs.
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Vader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barca. That did some damage!
Vader staying out of range there.
Vader throws a wild body kick that Barca sees coming a mile off.
Barca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vader.
Vader plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vader slips a jab from Barca.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barca swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Barca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca lands a really nice looking cross but Vader seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca slips a straight right by Vader.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Vader counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barca takes a swing at Vader's ribcage but misses.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Vader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Barca there.
Barca walks into a stiff left hand from Vader.
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Vader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barca misses with a lunging right hand
and Vader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vader scores with a nice body kick.
Vader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vader in his tracks.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Barca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader throws a wild body kick that Barca sees coming a mile off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vader. Barca shrugs it off though.
Vader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Vader misses.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Vader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barca moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vader.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Vader's shoulder, as Vader tries to avoid the shot.
Vader wants to slow Barca down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Barca throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader thows a body shot but no joy.
Barca blocks the body kick.
Vader lands with a slapping head kick.
Vader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barca.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader avoids the body shot from Barca.

Barca forces Vader back against the cage and clinches.
Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Vader.
Zeus Vader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca looking to throw knees to the head but Vader is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Barca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vader.
Vader blocks the elbow strike.
Vader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vader takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.
Barca blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Vader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Vader!
Zeus Vader managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Broken Halo Pride Nutrition, into his post fight interview.