PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Velcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Barnes
vs
Velcic

178 cm
33
153 lbs
29 - 19 - 3

168 cm
31
154 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 29 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davor Velcic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velcic cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes slips a jab from Velcic.
Velcic looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velcic throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Velcic lands a jab.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Velcic moved out of range.
Velcic throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Velcic misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Velcic slips the punch.
Velcic misses with a looping left.
Velcic on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Velcics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velcic thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Barnes throws a body punch but Velcic moves out of range.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Velcic.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Velcic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a low kick but Velcic avoids it.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Velcic looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velcic.
Velcic throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velcic throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Velcic swings widly with a right hand

and Barnes counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velcic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velcic misses the jab.
Davor Velcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velcic.
Barnes jabs at Velcic's body.
Velcic scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Velcic's body. Velcic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Velcic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Velcic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velcic.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Velcic.
Velcic throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Velcic is looking to score with low kicks.
Velcic blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Velcic throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Velcic.
Velcic misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Velcic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Velcic as he connects with a hook.
Velcic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a low kick but Velcic avoids it.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velcic.
Velcic misses with a series of wild punches.
Velcic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Velcic scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velcic thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velcic throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Velcic misses.
Velcic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Velcic lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davor Velcic dominated that round.
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 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Velcic misses the target.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velcic wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Velcic is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Velcic thinking.
Barnes jabs Velcic right on the nose. Velcic blinks but takes it well.
Velcic misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Velcic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davor Velcic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velcic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Velcic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velcic. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Velcic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Velcic tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velcic misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Velcic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velcic throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Velcic misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velcic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velcic lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velcic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velcic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Velcic.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velcic.
Velcic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velcic. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Velcic tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Velcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Velcic misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velcic's knee momentarily.
Velcic misses with a head kick.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Velcic lands a jab.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velcic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Velcic is looking to land body kicks.
Velcic throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velcic.
Velcic tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velcic scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Velcic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velcic walks into a jab.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Velcic throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velcic tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velcic throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes catches Velcic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Velcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Davor Velcic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Velcic throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Velcic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Velcic misses with a hook.
Velcic is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velcic.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes moves out of range as Velcic strikes.
Velcic wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
Velcic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes catches Velcic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic connects with a jab.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velcic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velcic.
Velcic misses with a body shot.
Velcic throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Velcic missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velcic can pounce on him.
Velcic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velcic.
Velcic connects with a body shot.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velcic can pounce on him.
Velcic misses with a double jab
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velcic misses with an uppercut.
Velcic throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Velcic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velcic.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velcic.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Velcic fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Barnes clobbers Velcic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velcic lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Velcic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velcic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Velcic's head but Velcic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velcic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Velcic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Velcic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velcic is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Velcic throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Velcic lands with a nice body punch.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velcic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velcic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Velcic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Velcic's shoulder, as Velcic tries to avoid the shot.
Velcic misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Velcic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velcic tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Velcic's head back.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Velcic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velcic missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes slips a straight right by Velcic.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Davor Velcic.
I've got Velcic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davor Velcic!
A victorious Davor Velcic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.