PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Musta Surma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Barnes's chin.

Barnes
vs
Surma

178 cm
31
153 lbs
25 - 18 - 3

167 cm
26
152 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Surma strikes.
Surma throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Surma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Surma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Surma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Surma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Musta Surma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Surma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Surma circles away quickly and effectively.
Surma misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Surma looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Surma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Surma tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Surma.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Surma tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Surma has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Surma is defending well for now.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Surma's head.
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!
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Surma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes tries to circle away but Surma has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mike Barnes has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Surma avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.

Surma breaks from the clinch.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma misses with a double jab.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Surma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Surma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Surma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Surma's belly button to the back.
Surma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Surma.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Surma moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Surma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Surma throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes is looking to wear down Surma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surma blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Surma throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Surma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.

Surma drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Musta Surma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes takes a swing at Surma's ribcage but misses.
Surma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Surma swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Surma.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Surma swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Surma digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Surma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Surma moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
A jab from Surma misses.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Surma misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Surma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Surma tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Surma.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Surma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Surma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Surma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Surma.
Mike Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Surma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surma.
Surma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Surma.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Surma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Surma punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Surma on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a right hand
letting Surma counter with a right hand.
Surma wants to clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Surma throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Surma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Surma moves out of range easily.
Surma throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Barnes.
Surma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Surma misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Surma swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Surma misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musta Surma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Surma didn't see that one coming.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Surma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Surma.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Surma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes cracks the inside of Surma's front leg.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Surma's head.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Surma has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Surma's brow.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Surma avoids the damage to the body.
Surma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Surma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Surma looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Surma wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Surma.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Surma avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Surma.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Surma clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Good body shot from Surma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped Surma in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes pushes Surma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Surma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Surma avoids it.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes keeps control of Surma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Surma is defending well for now.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
A short left from Surma.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma misses with a knee to the head.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Surma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Surma's head.
Barnes avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Surma after a bit of a struggle.
Surma working hard to break the clinch.
Mike Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Surma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
Mike Barnes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.