PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barnham
vs
Pusher

196 cm
24
216 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

200 cm
27
205 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Barnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pusher takes a swing at Barnham's ribcage but misses.
Barnham misses with a few strikes there.
Barnham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pusher thuds a left hand into Barnham's body.
A jab from Barnham misses.
Barnham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnham misses with a few strikes there.
Pusher stuns Barnham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pusher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ben Barnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pusher slips under a jab from Barnham.
Pusher swings for the body but Barnham moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pusher. Barnham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnham just misses with a punch to the body.
Pusher jabs Barnham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pusher lands with a good body shot.
Pusher misses the body punch
and Barnham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnham staying out of range there.
Barnham misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher misses with a wild body shot.
Barnham throws a low kick, looking for Pusher's leg but Pusher calmly moves out of range.
Barnham throws a combination that misses
enabling Pusher to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pusher manages to avoid it.
Pusher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnham.
Pusher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pusher cracks Barnham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pusher throws a body punch but Barnham moves out of range.
Barnham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnham fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnham thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnham is looking to wear down Pusher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pusher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnham's head backwards.
Barnham misses with an uppercut. Pusher saw that one coming.
Pusher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pusher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnham.
Barnham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pusher sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnham misses with the combination.
Barnham throws a lazy right hand but Pusher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnham takes a swing at Pusher's ribcage but misses.
Barnham needs to keep his hands up - Pusher had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pusher.
Pusher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnham thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnham scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Barnham or perhaps it was just good defense by Pusher which made him look bad.
Pusher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnham's head.
Barnham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pusher misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pusher lands with a nice body punch.
Pusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnham was well out of range. Poor timing from Pusher.
Pusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pusher takes a swing at Barnham's ribcage but misses.
Barnham misses with a few strikes there.
Pusher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnham has time to react.
Barnham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pusher.
Pusher looks to throw the jab but Barnham is out of range.
Pusher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pusher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barnham slips under a jab from Pusher.
Barnham looks to land a right hand but Pusher moved out of range.
Pusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnham manages to avoid it.
Barnham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnham scores with a hook.
A head kick from Barnham lands but Pusher takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pusher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pusher lands a nice shot that snaps Barnham's head back.
Barnham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnham misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pusher connects with a nice looking jab.
Pusher misses with a double jab.
Barnham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pusher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnham scrambles back to his feet.
Barnham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas Pusher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pusher misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Barnham misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pusher swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Barnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnham looks to score with a jab to the body but Pusher is just out of range.
A combination from Pusher does no damage.
A slow jab from Pusher misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomas Pusher will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pusher misses with a body shot.
Barnham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Barnham with that takedown attempt.
Pusher lands with a nice combination. Barnham backs away looking to recover.
Pusher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnham takes one to the side of the head.
Pusher lands a two punch combo.
Barnham fails with the takedown.
Pusher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnham connects with a body shot.
Barnham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pusher lands with a shot to the body.
Pusher connects with a body shot that sends Barnham's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnham lands a glancing blow to the side of Pusher's head.

Barnham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pusher manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnham prevents Pusher from improving his position.
Barnham looks to land a strike but Pusher avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pusher looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnham wants to control from the top but Pusher keeps moving.
Barnham throwing strikes from guard but Pusher blocks nicely.
Pusher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pusher lands a really nice looking cross but Barnham seems unphased.
Barnham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pusher moves away.
Pusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnham moves away.
Pusher stuns Barnham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pusher misses with an uppercut. Barnham saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Pusher.
Pusher walks into a straight right hand from Barnham.
Barnham jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pusher cracks Barnham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Pusher.
Pusher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnham. Barnham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pusher throws a looping overhand right but Barnham ducks down to avoid it.
Pusher scores with a nice strike.
Pusher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnham looks to throw the jab but Pusher is out of range.
Barnham throws a hook to the side of Pusher's head but Pusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pusher throws a hook but Barnham blocks it.
Barnham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pusher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnham cracks a nice hook into Pusher's ribs.
Barnham throws the left hand but Pusher avoids the punch easily.
Barnham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnham missing with a left hand there. Pusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnham throws a jab when Pusher was well out of range.
Pusher cracks a nice hook into Barnham's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnham misses with a body shot.
Barnham misses with a body shot
and Pusher counters with a straight right hand.
Barnham throws a right hand that Pusher ducks under and follows up with a left that Pusher also avoids with ease.
Barnham looks to throw the jab but Pusher is out of range.
No joy there for Barnham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pusher.
Barnham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pusher just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnham misses with a double jab.
Pusher takes a swing at Barnham's ribcage but misses.
Barnham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pusher cracks Barnham with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pusher.
Barnham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Pusher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barnham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pusher.
Pusher throws a hook to the side of Barnham's head but Barnham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnham misses with a double jab
and Pusher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pusher scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnham feints a jab promting Pusher to slip. Barnham then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pusher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pusher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pusher misses the jab.
Barnham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnham throws out a loose jab but Pusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pusher misses with a looping right.
Pusher jabs Barnham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnham misses with a hook. Pusher ducked under it nicely.
Pusher thuds his right hand into Barnham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnham misses with a wild body shot.
Pusher thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Barnham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnham scores with a punch to the head.
Barnham misses with a straight right.
Barnham just misses with a punch to the body.
Pusher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnham throws a nice looking combination but Pusher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pusher cracks Barnham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pusher lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Barnham does no damage.
Thomas Pusher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnham.
Barnham is looking to clinch.
Pusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pusher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pusher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnham at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barnham.
Barnham staying out of range there.
Barnham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pusher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Barnham misses.
Barnham tries to move into range but Pusher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab from Pusher.
Pusher connects with the punch.
Pusher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pusher works the jab nicely.
Pusher scores with a jab to the body.
Barnham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnham avoids the body shot from Pusher.
Barnham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pusher does no damage.
Pusher dips to his left and cracks Barnham with an uppercut!
Pusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnham moves away.
Barnham throws a combination that misses
and Pusher counters with a nice uppercut.
Pusher moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pusher.
Pusher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnham swinging wildly here.
Pusher scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Pusher.
Pusher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnham.
Barnham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnham. Pusher does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnham tries to score with a low kick but Pusher moves his leg out of the way.
Barnham throws a nice looking combination but Pusher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnham misses with a combination
and Pusher counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Pusher. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pusher lands a really nice looking cross but Barnham seems unphased.
Pusher works the jab nicely.
Pusher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnham loads up on a big right hand but Pusher slips the punch.
Barnham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ben Barnham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Pusher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pusher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pusher 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pusher!