PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Barrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Manning will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barrow
vs
Manning

180 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Barrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Manning!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrow dives in and grabs Manning's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manning pushes down on Barrow's head and hops out.
Manning scores with a shot to the body.

Manning clinches.

Barrow has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Manning is trying to keep an underhook but Barrow manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manning with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manning is trying to stand back up but Barrow is controlling him
Barrow 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.
Manning keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barrow working the head and body with strikes.
Barrow content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Barrow gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Barrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Manning tries to sprawl but Barrow drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Barrow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manning doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barrow.
Manning is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manning is trying to stand.

Barrow seems to be working for a kimura but Manning defends the submission attempt.
Barrow controlling the pace.

Barrow escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manning swivels and escapes.
Manning throws a shot to the body.
Manning works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manning closes the distance but Barrow moves to the side

and Barrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Manning looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning wants to stand but Barrow is controlling the position.
Barrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manning's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barrow controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Barry Barrow just wasn't active enough.

Barrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barrow in particular looking to stall.
Barrow lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barrow content to control rather than advance.
Manning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Manning tries to kick Barrow off but Barrow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Barrow.
Barrow drops an elbow to the side of Manning's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrow working over Manning with some ground and pound. Manning looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barrow tries to pass to full mount but Manning defends it.
Barrow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Barrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Manning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrow fails to land the takedown.
Barrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Barrow persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Barrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning looks for a takedown but Barrow sprawls well.
Manning lands with a nice body kick.
Barrow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Barrow gets the takedown into side control.
Barrow slows the pace down.
Barrow is putting a hurting on Manning here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrow landing a few strikes.

Barrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manning knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Barrow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manning, who protects the arm well.
Barrow trying to control the position but Manning is working away.
Manning takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrow tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barrow tries to score with some ground and pound. Manning controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barrow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Manning is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barrow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barrow cracks Manning with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Barrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manning knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Barrow stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Manning.
Barrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Barrow scores with a takedown into Manning's guard.
Barrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barry Barrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Barrow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manning, up you get!
Manning jabs at Barrow's body.
Manning scores with a hook to the body. Barrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barrow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manning sprawls well initially but Barrow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manning is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barrow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manning is trying to stand back up but Barrow is controlling him
Barrow content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrow lands strikes from half guard.
Manning is trying to stand up here but Barrow is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrow not doing much here.
Barrow works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Barrow dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barrow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manning as he jumps to the side.
Jon Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manning lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Barry Barrow has been cut.
Barrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrow dodges the punch combination from Manning.
Barrow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manning as he jumps to the side.
Barrow closes the distance and clinches up with Manning, looking for a takedown. Barrow pushes Manning against the cage but Manning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Barrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrow fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning lands with a shot to the body.
Manning throws a nice head kick!
Manning moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Manning leaves Barrow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manning scores with a head kick. Barrow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manning, right into the meat.
Barrow tries for a takedown but Manning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manning tries to avoid it but Barrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manning to the ground. Manning escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manning tries to avoid it but Barrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manning to the ground. Manning escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manning throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manning wants to clinch up but Barrow keeps it at a distance.
Manning throws a nice looking combination but Barrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrow shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense.
Barry Barrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning lands an overhand right.
Manning scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manning leaves Barrow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrow dives in and grabs Manning's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manning pushes down on Barrow's head and hops out.
A head kick from Manning lands but Barrow takes it in his stride.
Manning leaves Barrow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manning thows a body kick. Barrow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Barrow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manning is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barrow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barrow lands with a punch from half guard.
Manning avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barrow.
Barrow is looking to take a break and control but Manning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barry Barrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrow controlling the action here.
Barrow works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manning is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barrow has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Barrow is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Manning is trying to escape and Barrow transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Manning is forced to tap! Nice work there by Barrow! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Barrow!