PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. Trasseli has chosen Look at my horse! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pena Trasseli enters the cage!

Barnes
vs
Trasseli

178 cm
32
153 lbs
27 - 18 - 3

177 cm
25
150 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

DJs Locker
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 27 - 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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trasseli swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Trasseli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Trasseli tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Trasseli's front leg but catches the back leg as Trasseli tries to avoid it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trasseli.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Trasseli's legs.
Pena Trasseli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trasseli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trasseli. That did some damage!
Barnes lands with a hook. Trasseli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trasseli is out of range.
Trasseli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Trasseli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Trasseli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Trasseli swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trasseli's sensitive parts.
Trasseli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trasseli manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trasseli was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Trasseli throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Trasseli is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Trasseli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trasseli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Trasseli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Barnes misses.
Trasseli checks a low kick from Barnes.
Trasseli loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Trasseli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Trasseli misses.
Trasseli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trasseli motions for Barnes to come forward. Trasseli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Trasseli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trasseli.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Trasseli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Trasseli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trasseli circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Trasseli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trasseli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trasseli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Trasseli ducks down to avoid it.
Trasseli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Trasseli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
Trasseli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Trasseli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trasseli thows a body shot but no joy.
Trasseli checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barnes throws a series of punches but Trasseli avoids them all with ease.
Trasseli cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trasseli swinging wildly here.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trasseli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Trasseli.
Trasseli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Trasseli throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes feints and then cracks Trasseli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trasseli down.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Trasseli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trasseli missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trasseli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trasseli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli lands a nice looking body shot.
Trasseli missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trasseli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Trasseli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes sizes up Trasseli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes slips a jab from Trasseli.
Trasseli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trasseli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trasseli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trasseli takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Trasseli misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Trasseli does no damage.
Trasseli misses with a lunging right hand

and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trasseli throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes has Trasseli pressed against the cage, preventing Trasseli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trasseli avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.

Trasseli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trasseli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trasseli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Trasseli is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli misses with a wild body shot.
Trasseli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trasseli.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Trasseli's legs.
Trasseli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trasseli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Trasseli lands with a shot to the body.
Mike Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Trasseli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Trasseli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trasseli lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Trasseli off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trasseli checks it well.
Trasseli slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trasseli has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trasseli. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trasseli checks a leg kick.
Trasseli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trasseli scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Trasseli blocks the low kick.
Trasseli thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trasseli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trasseli misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trasseli moves away.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Trasseli misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Trasseli misses with a body shot.
Trasseli looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Trasseli looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trasseli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Trasseli.
Trasseli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trasseli misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli misses the body punch
and Trasseli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trasseli.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trasseli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes cracks Trasseli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trasseli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trasseli in his tracks.
Trasseli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trasseli drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Trasseli slips the punch.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Trasseli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trasseli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trasseli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes is looking to slow Trasseli down with leg kicks.
Trasseli dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Trasseli counters with a straight right hand.
Trasseli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trasseli is able to avoid easily.
Barnes misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trasseli circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trasseli was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Trasseli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Trasseli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes tries to work over Trasseli's front leg with a kick but Trasseli checks it.
Trasseli misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Trasseli moved away.
Trasseli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Trasseli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Trasseli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes motions for Trasseli to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pena Trasseli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trasseli swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trasseli takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Trasseli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trasseli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Barnes.

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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Barnes thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).