PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen The Game-360 Bars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harrison Barnes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
Barnes

186 cm
34
195 lbs
22 - 15 - 2

190 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Firebird Designs
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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 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Jones takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Jones down.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones jabs at Barnes's body.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Jones takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Barnes motions for Jones to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Barnes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnes with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a hook.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes slips a straight right by Jones.
Harrison Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Harrison Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes slips a straight right by Jones.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.

Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Barnes jumps guard but Jones stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Barnes's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Jones jabs at Barnes's body.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones avoids the head kick by Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Jones throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Jones.
Barnes is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones misses with the combination.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Jones.
James Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Harrison Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Jones avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Barnes!
Harrison Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.