PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Livingston Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes into the arena with Devils blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Livingston Barclay was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Amok
vs
Barclay

195 cm
29
222 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

199 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

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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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livingston Barclay!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amok throws a jab but it's blocked by Barclay.
Amok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barclay is able to avoid easily.
Amok works Barclay's body with a nice hook.
Amok throws a head kick that misses
and Barclay counters with a body kick.
Amok misses with a leg kick.
Amok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barclay.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barclay.
Barclay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barclay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barclay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amok missing with a left hand there. Barclay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Amok or perhaps it was just good defense by Barclay which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay lands a head shot.
Amok cracks a nice hook into Barclay's ribs.
Amok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barclay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uriel Amok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Amok is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barclay's half guard.
Barclay is trying to stand.
Barclay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amok.
Barclay keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Amok trying to control from half guard but Barclay is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay is trying to maintain the position but Amok is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barclay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barclay.
Amok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barclay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amok throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Amok misses the target.
Amok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barclay.
Barclay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barclay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amok thows a body shot but no joy.
Amok looks to land a combination but Barclay avoids it well.
Amok is looking to wear down Barclay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amok is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Amok throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Barclay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Amok swings for the body but Barclay moves out of range.
Amok wants to slow Barclay down by chopping away at his legs.
Barclay connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amok.
Amok lands with an overhand left.
Barclay scores with a three punch combo!
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barclay looks to score with a jab to the body but Amok is just out of range.
Amok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barclay throws out the jab.
Barclay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barclay circles away quickly and effectively.
Barclay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amok.
Amok scores with a jab to the head.
Barclay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barclay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amok.
Barclay blocks a leg kick.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barclay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barclay loads up on a big right hand but Amok slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barclay misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriel Amok dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barclay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amok is out of range.
Barclay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amok just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Amok.
Good standup being displayed there by Barclay as he connects with a hook.
Barclay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Amok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barclays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amok misses with a two punch combination.
Barclay lands with a good body shot.
Amok throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
Amok throws an overhand right that lands on Barclay's shoulder, as Barclay tries to avoid the shot.
Amok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amok slips a jab from Barclay.
Amok tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Amok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barclay doesn't seem phased though.
Amok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Livingston Barclay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amok checks the leg kick.
Amok swings for the body but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barclay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barclay misses the shot to the body.
Barclay connects with a right hand. Amok shakes it off.
Barclay throws a right hand that Amok ducks under and follows up with a left that Amok also avoids with ease.
Barclay misses with a looping left.
Barclay misses with a hook. Amok ducked under it nicely.
Barclay misses with a left hand
and Amok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Amok.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barclay.
Amok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barclay can pounce on him.
Amok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Amok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Amok fails to land the takedown.
Barclay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amok circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barclay.

Amok drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barclay keeping moving, preventing Amok from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay is adopting a defensive guard.
Barclay is trying to control the position but Amok postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Amok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barclay's head.
Amok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barclay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Amok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amok postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barclay wants to stand up but Amok is controlling him.
Amok throws a big right hand that misses.
Barclay is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok wants to control from the top but Barclay keeps moving.
Amok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barclay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Livingston Barclay wasn't active enough on the ground.
Amok throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Barclay does no damage.
Barclay slips a jab from Amok.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amok tries to bum rush Barclay with a series of wild strikes but Barclay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amok thows a body shot but no joy.
Amok walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Uriel Amok will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barclay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amok.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amok. Barclay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amok lands a jab.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amok connects with a body shot.
Amok shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barclay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amok momentarily.
Barclay throws a leg kick but Amok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amok swings for the body but Barclay moves out of range.
Amok tries to land a leg kick but Barclay saw it coming and moves away.
Amok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barclay.
Amok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barclay.
Amok blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Amok misses
and Barclay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Amok's knee momentarily.
Amok throws a series of punches but Barclay avoids them all with ease.
Barclay scores with a nice head shot.
Amok shoots in for a double leg but Barclay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barclay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Amok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Amok throws a shot from downtown. Barclay moves away and avoids it.
Amok throws out a leg kick but Barclay moves out of range and Amok only half commits.
Barclay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Amok darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amok looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok stops Barclay from getting back to his feet.
Amok throwing shots but Barclay is blocking nicely.
Amok is thwarting Barclay's attempts to control the position.
Amok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barclay is trying to get back to full guard.

Barclay pushes Amok off and gets back to his feet.
Amok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barclay swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barclay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amok was well out of range. Poor timing from Barclay.
Amok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Barclay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amok.
Livingston Barclay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok walks into a straight right hand from Barclay.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barclay.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses.
Barclay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amok.
Barclay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barclay thows a body shot but no joy.
Barclay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amok misses the jab.
Amok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barclay moves away.
Amok jabs Barclay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amok looks to score with a jab to the body but Barclay is just out of range.
Barclay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amok in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok misses the shot to the body.
Barclay dodges the punch combination from Amok.
Amok takes one to the side of the head.
Barclay lands the left hand.
Amok tries to work over Barclay's front leg with a kick but Barclay checks it.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uriel Amok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barclay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barclay misses with a wild body shot.
Barclay leaves Amok with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok throws a sloppy head kick and Barclay moves out of range easily.
Amok checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Livingston Barclay.
Well Amok has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Amok!
Uriel Amok very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.