PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Ilay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hammerfall Restless Soul . Ron Ilay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barnett
vs
Ilay

191 cm
19
248 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
229 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Ilay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ilay looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Barnett throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ilay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barnett is looking to stand up but Ilay isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barnett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnett throws a leg kick
and Ilay counters with a big head kick but Barnett shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett misses with a low kick.
Barnett tries to clinch but Ilay moves out of range.
A slow jab from Barnett misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilay.
Barnett throws a leg kick but Ilay checks it.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Ilay moves out of range easily.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Ilay moves out of range.
Ilay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ilay.
Barnett throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Barnett. Those never looked like landing.
Josh Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Barnett misses

and Ilay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Barnett has one foot on Ilay's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ilay avoids the head kick by Barnett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barnett drives through and clinches with Ilay against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Ilay is controlling the position.
Barnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Barnett breaks the clinch.
Barnett throws a leg kick but Ilay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilay is just out of range.
Ilay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ilay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Barnett misses with the combination.
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnett misses with a wild combination.
Ilay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnett counters with a series of strikes. Ilay will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Ilay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Ilay blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Barnett.
Barnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnett tries to work over Ilay's front leg with a kick but Ilay checks it.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett looks to land a combination but Ilay avoids it well.
Barnett throws a combination that misses

and Ilay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ilay.
Barnett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ilay backwards.

Ilay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnett looks to throw the jab but Ilay is out of range.
Ilay is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett throws a leg kick but Ilay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Ilay moves out of range.
Barnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilay is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Barnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Ilay moves out of range easily.
Barnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Josh Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Ilay avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett throws a leg kick but Ilay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Josh Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett looks for the body kick but Ilay saw that one coming.
Ilay misses with a takedown
and Barnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Ilay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ilay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Barnett does no damage.
Barnett misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands with a shot to the body.
Barnett wants to slow Ilay down by chopping away at his legs.
Ilay staying out of range there.
Barnett swinging wildly here.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Ilay moves out of range.
A big right from Barnett misses.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ilay tries to clinch but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilay misses with a double jab.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett misses with the combination.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ilay's head backwards.
Barnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ilay blocks a head kick by Barnett.
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ilay instigates a clinch.
Ilay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ilay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnett walks away with a smile on his face. Ilay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Josh Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Ilay.
Ilay looks to clinch
and Barnett counters with a stiff right hand.
Ilay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett throws a nice looking combination but Ilay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ilay fails with the takedown.

Barnett rushes Ilay and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnett tries to break free but Ilay pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ilay blocks an elbow strike from Barnett.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Barnett breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnett misses with a low kick.
Barnett swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Barnett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnett looks to throw a body kick
and Ilay counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Ilay moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Barnett misses.
Barnett throws a head kick but Ilay moves out of range.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ilay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Ilay blocks the low kick.
Ilay avoids the head kick by Barnett.
A head kick misses from Barnett.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ilay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a double jab.
Barnett takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Ilay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnett misses with the combination.
Barnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses
and Ilay counters with a body kick that stops Barnett in his tracks momentarily.
Barnett throws a push kick but Ilay slaps the foot to one side.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Ilay moves out of range.
Barnett looks to land a combination but Ilay avoids it well.
Barnett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ilay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ilay wants to clinch.
Barnett looks to land a right hand but Ilay moved out of range.
Ilay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ilay blocks a head kick by Barnett.
Barnett throws a right hand that Ilay ducks under and follows up with a left that Ilay also avoids with ease.
Barnett throws a body punch but Ilay moves out of range.
Barnett swings for the body but Ilay moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ilay slips a straight right by Barnett.
Barnett misses with a low kick.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ilay.
Barnett misses with the combination.
Ilay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ilay avoids the head kick by Barnett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Ilay moves out of range easily.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
Ilay wants to clinch up but Barnett keeps it at a distance.
Barnett looks to land a body kick but Ilay moved away.
Barnett scores with a punch to the head.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett throws a looping overhand right but Ilay ducks down to avoid it.
Ilay tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnett, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

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