PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Creed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnes
vs
Creed

185 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Creed!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a combination. Barnes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Barnes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Creed defending well though.
Barnes 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.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Creed's hands, connecting with Creed's forehead.
Barnes is nestled in close to Creed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Creed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Creed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barnes is nestled in close to Creed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Creed looks gassed!
Barnes working over Creed with some ground and pound. Creed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes is taking a breather. Creed says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Creed's temple.
Creed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes winds up and cracks Creed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
Barnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Creed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Creed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnes landing punches.
Barnes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnes looking to finish Creed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Creed!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands with some strikes.
Creed is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the pace for now.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes breaks from Creed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Creed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Creed is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Creed is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barnes lands a heavy elbow.
Creed is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Creed?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Creed is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch combination from Creed misses.
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Creed circles away.

Barnes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Creed!
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Creed is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Creed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Creed is in trouble!
Bunny Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Creed hang on?
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Creed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnes cracks Creed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Creed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barnes looking to finish Creed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Creed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes working the ground and pound effectively.
Creed taking shots to the head.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Creed is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working Creed over with strikes here.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Creed is rocked!
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Creed is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Creed?
Barnes working Creed over with strikes here.
Creed seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Creed looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Creed's face.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnes breaks from Creed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Creed is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Creed is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Barnes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Creed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
Creed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Creed stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Creed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Creed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes winds up and cracks Creed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Creed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Creed for as long as he can get away with.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Creed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Creed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Creed is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barnes lands an elbow.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Creed down.
Barnes controls the position from side control.
Barnes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Creed takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Creed is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Barnes!