PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Kocherlakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Barnes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Barnes
vs
Kocherlakota

194 cm
23
208 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ignacio Kocherlakota!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocherlakota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kocherlakota tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kocherlakota is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocherlakota is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kocherlakota jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Kocherlakota around his waist. Kocherlakota gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignacio Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocherlakota jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Kocherlakota gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocherlakota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kocherlakota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.

Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Kocherlakota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocherlakota avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes tries a body shot but Kocherlakota blocks it.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kocherlakota has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kocherlakota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kocherlakota avoids it.
Kocherlakota is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Kocherlakota as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kocherlakota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocherlakota tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.

Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kocherlakota avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Kocherlakota's head.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes is pressed up against the cage. Kocherlakota has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnes down to the mat. Barnes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kocherlakota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Kocherlakota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocherlakota.

Kocherlakota gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Kocherlakota avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kocherlakota has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kocherlakota jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Kocherlakota around his waist. Kocherlakota gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kocherlakota can't break the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Kocherlakota blocks it.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocherlakota or not.
Kocherlakota jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kocherlakota jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kocherlakota avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kocherlakota is defending well for now.
Kocherlakota blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Kocherlakota successfully pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Kocherlakota throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Kocherlakota keeps moving.
Kocherlakota thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Kocherlakota had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnesis looking to pass into half guard but Kocherlakota pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kocherlakota is in guard.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kocherlakota is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocherlakota passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kocherlakota missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Kocherlakota loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kocherlakota's guard.
Kocherlakota trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes passes Kocherlakota's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kocherlakota lands a couple of sideways elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnes misses with a wild body shot.

Barnes has managed to clinch.
Barnes tries to stall but Kocherlakota uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Kocherlakota blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Kocherlakota.
John Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kocherlakota tries for a takedown. No joy.

Kocherlakota manages to pull guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kocherlakota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kocherlakota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes postures up in Kocherlakota's guard and throws a big left but Kocherlakota blocks it.
Kocherlakota keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Kocherlakota manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Kocherlakota maintains control.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Barnes is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kocherlakota locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Barnes is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ignacio Kocherlakota!
A very excited looking Ignacio Kocherlakota made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.