PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domink Stansbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stansbury kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Me Against The World. Barton has chosen 126 que as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stansbury
vs
Barton

164 cm
29
183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

189 cm
27
225 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domink Stansbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Barton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton lunges at Stansbury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stansbury's hand.
Stansbury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stansbury throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barton counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Barton gets the takedown into side control.
Barton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stansbury keeps working.
Barton lands a nice forearm strike.
Barton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stansbury down.
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!
Stansbury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barton working away.
Barton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stansbury!
Barton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barton looking to control but Stansbury is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barton cracks Stansbury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton with shots to the head and body - Stansbury looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton avoids the attempt from Stansbury to control.
Barton lands a nice shot to the head.
Barton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stansbury is looking to escape.
Stansbury is trying desperately to improve position.
Barton with shots to the head and body - Stansbury looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stansbury is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stansbury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barton lands a big shot there that rocks Stansbury but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barton is landing with some decent strikes but Stansbury is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barton with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barton working for a submission but Stansbury is keeping him at bay.
Barton working the ground and pound effectively.
Stansbury is working to get back to half guard.
Stansbury sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stansbury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barton with shots to the head and body - Stansbury looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stansbury manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton wants to take a breather but Stansbury is having none of it.
Barton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Barton decides to return to a standing position.
Stansbury throws a combination that misses
and Barton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stansbury thows a leg kick but Barton checks it
and Barton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stansbury thinking.
Barton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barton digs a good body shot into Stansbury's ribs.
Stansbury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stansbury misses with a combination
and Barton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stansbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Barton to counter with a crisp jab.
Stansbury throws a combination that misses

and Barton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stansbury's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stansbury is breathing heavily.

Barton drops back looking for a leg! Stansbury is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stansbury manages to kick Barton off! Barton jumps back into Stansbury's guard.
Stansbury looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stansbury keeping moving, preventing Barton from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barton stands up over Stansbury, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barton is stalling in the full guard.
Barton wants to pass the guard but Stansbury is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Barton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jack Barton has got the better of the ground game so far.

Barton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barton is nestled in close to Stansbury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stansbury taking some punishment here, with Barton in his half guard.
Barton wants to control but Stansbury is keeping him busy.
Barton wants to pass to mount but Stansbury is defending the position.
Stansbury is staying active underneath Barton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stansbury with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stansbury is looking to control Barton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stansbury avoid being mounted?
Stansbury tries to roll over but Barton keeps him under control.
Barton uses his free foot to push down on Stansbury's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stansbury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stansbury is looking to improve his position but Barton isn't that keen on the idea.
Barton with a couple of short strikes.
Barton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barton looking to finish Stansbury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stansbury!

Stansbury is rocked!
Barton controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Stansbury wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Barton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Barton!
Jack Barton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.