PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clint Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tonight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barton
vs
Rua

172 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clint Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rua!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.

Barton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barton.
Rua dodges the ground and pound from Barton.
Barton throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rua works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Rua pushes Barton off and gets back to his feet.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Barton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rua tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barton is in Rua's guard.
Barton landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Barton from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton throws a big elbow that misses.
Barton 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.
Barton is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barton.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Barton scoring with some ground and pound.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Barton slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barton advances to half guard.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barton.

Barton is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barton to get the leverage.
Barton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barton connects with a nice short shot to Rua's temple.
Barton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Barton seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton misses with a head shot. Rua uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barton throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barton is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barton postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Barton throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
Barton passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Barton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rua lands the left hand.
Rua with a jab.
Rua throws the left hand but Barton avoids the punch easily.
Barton avoids a punch combination nicely.

Barton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barton working the ground and pound but Rua is defending the strikes.
Barton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rua will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Barton is dominant here and he's now got Rua's back!
Barton misses with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rua is looking for a way out.
Barton lands shots from the back.
Rua covering up well under a series of strikes from Barton.
Barton somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rua holding both Barton 's hands and preventing any damage.
Can Rua hold on?! Barton is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rua is looking for a way out.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Barton. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Barton thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Barton lands a shot to the head.
Barton trying to control momentarily.
Rua covers up after that shot from Barton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rua is looking for a way out.
Rua is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Barton 's hooks.
Barton punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barton lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clint Barton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barton with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rua wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barton.
Barton lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barton looking to ground and pound but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Barton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barton working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Barton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barton gets a double leg takedown into Rua's guard.
Barton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barton is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barton wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Barton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Barton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barton lands a couple of elbows.
Barton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barton with a nice head shot there.
Barton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barton throws a big right hand that misses.
Barton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barton landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barton postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Barton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Barton throwing strikes but missing.
Barton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Barton from controlling successfully.
Barton is stalling in the full guard.
Barton is looking to advance position but Rua has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Barton tries to lock up and control but Rua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton is trying to escape the mount.
Barton tries to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Barton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Barton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Barton!
A victorious Clint Barton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.