PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teijo Tarzan (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 canceled forever 125. Ruiner Barnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teijo Tarzan's chin.

Barnett
vs
Tarzan

210 cm
29
280 lbs
31 - 24 - 1

185 cm
30
300 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan blocks the body kick.
Tarzan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tarzan thinking.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Barnett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett lands with a right to the head.
Tarzan blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Barnett.
Tarzan is trying to break free.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Teijo Tarzan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan tries to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling the position.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Tarzan is trying to push Barnett away but Barnett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
Tarzan looks winded!
Barnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tarzan manages to break the clinch.
Barnett digs a good body shot into Tarzan's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan misses with a right hand
and Barnett counters with a nice body kick.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarzan. Barnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarzan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tarzan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnett counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnett.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barnett!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarzan misses with a hook
and Barnett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tarzan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Barnett has Tarzan up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett prevents Tarzan from breaking the clinch.
Barnett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarzan backwards.
A short uppercut from Barnett.
Barnett prevents Tarzan from breaking the clinch.

Tarzan breaks the clinch.
Tarzan thuds his right hand into Barnett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Teijo Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarzan misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan throws a low kick, looking for Barnett's leg but Barnett calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnett.
Tarzan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Teijo Tarzan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett slips a jab and a cross from Tarzan.
Tarzan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarzan lands with a nice combination. Barnett backs away looking to recover.
Barnett misses with a body kick.
Tarzan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnett.
A slow jab from Tarzan misses its intended target.
Barnett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

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!
Tarzan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnett walks into a jab.

It looks like Ruiner Barnett has been cut.
Tarzan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Barnett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarzan misses with a hook. Barnett ducked under it nicely.
Barnett throws the kick towards the body but Tarzan avoids it.
Tarzan throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarzan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnett counters with a good, hard body kick but Tarzan shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruiner Barnett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Tarzan misses.
Tarzan throws out a powerful jab.
Barnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tarzan scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Tarzan throws a looping overhand right but Barnett ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Tarzan misses.
Tarzan lands with a nice body punch.
Tarzan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnett's sensitive parts.
A big left from Tarzan misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarzan lands a nice hook to Barnett's body. Barnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tarzan misses.
A swing and a miss from Tarzan.
Tarzan tries a low kick but Barnett avoids it.
Tarzan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarzan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Barnett avoids them all with ease.

Barnett closes the distance and pushes Tarzan back into the cage.
Tarzan managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.

Tarzan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a right hand that misses
and Barnett counters with a good low kick that Tarzan was not able to check.
Tarzan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Barnett walks into a stiff left hand from Tarzan.
Tarzan swings for the body but Barnett moves out of range.
Tarzan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarzan misses with an uppercut. Barnett saw that one coming.
Tarzan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Tarzan. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tarzan lands.
Tarzan thumps Barnett with a low kick.
Tarzan misses with a body shot.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Barnett staying out of range there.
Barnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarzan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnett.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarzan misses with a hook.
Tarzan misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnett moves away from the strike by Tarzan.
Tarzan misses with a body kick.
Tarzan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarzan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarzan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tarzan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan misses with a right hand
and Barnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarzan avoids the head kick by Barnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teijo Tarzan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tarzan swings for the body but Barnett moves out of range.
Tarzan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Tarzan keeps it at a distance.
Tarzan looks to land a combination but Barnett avoids it well.
Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Tarzan misses with a straight left.
Tarzan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarzan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnett.
Tarzan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnett counters with a good, hard body kick but Tarzan shrugs it off.
Tarzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarzan doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarzan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a nice body kick.
Barnett lands a jab to the nose.

Barnett pushes Tarzan up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnett lands a shot to the body.
Barnett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarzan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett lands a left hand.
Barnett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tarzan is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett lands with a left to the head.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tarzan's face.
Barnett lands a right hand.
Barnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Barnett.
Tarzan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnett lands a left hand.

Tarzan manages to break the clinch.
Tarzan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnett cracks the inside of Tarzan's front leg.
Tarzan throws a leg kick but Barnett sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Tarzan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnett is defended easily by Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a lazy right hand but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Barnett as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tarzan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a hook but Barnett avoids it easily.
Tarzan checks a leg kick nicely.
Tarzan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett throws a leg kick but Tarzan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarzan tried to score with a low kick but Barnett checks it.
Barnett throws a solid leg kick but Tarzan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan misses with a two punch combination.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarzan.
Tarzan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarzan.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarzan tries to sprawl out of it but Barnett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarzan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiner Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Teijo Tarzan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarzan.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teijo Tarzan.
I think Tarzan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teijo Tarzan!
An out of breath Teijo Tarzan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.