PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joshua LImberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Barysas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LImberg comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

LImberg
vs
Barysas

175 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua LImberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ignas Barysas!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LImberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Barysas circles away.
Barysas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Barysas.
Barysas misses with a leg kick
and LImberg counters with a three punch combo that has Barysas backing up. Barysas nods at LImberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Barysas wants to land a leg kick but LImberg is out of range.
LImberg tries to clinch up.
LImberg avoids the head kick by Barysas.
LImberg shoots in for a takedown but Barysas shows good takedown defense.
Barysas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LImberg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barysas really felt that one!
LImberg wants to clinch
and Barysas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LImberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Barysas circles away.
A head kick by Barysas misses
and LImberg counters with a body kick.
LImberg tries to clinch but Barysas moves out of range.
LImberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Barysas circles away.
LImberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barysas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barysas throws a sloppy head kick
and LImberg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Barysas.
LImberg tries to clinch up.
Barysas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barysas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barysas throws a poor cross that misses
and LImberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ignas Barysas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barysas falls off balance throwing a combination
and LImberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
LImberg tries to clinch up.
LImberg closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Barysas counter with a right hand.
LImberg is looking to clinch but Barysas is avoiding it.
Barysas throws a lazy head kick
and LImberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LImberg tries to clinch there but Barysas circles away.
LImberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barysas throws a sloppy head kick
and LImberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Barysas throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barysas looks winded!
Barysas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

LImberg rushes Barysas and presses him up against the cage.
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!
LImberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
LImberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Barysas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LImberg looking to throw knees to the head but Barysas is blocking nicely.

LImberg decides to pull guard.

Barysas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on LImberg, up you get!
LImberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
LImberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LImberg scores with a head kick. Barysas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LImberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Barysas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LImberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barysas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barysas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
LImberg tries to clinch there but Barysas circles away.
LImberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barysas misses with an uppercut.
LImberg wants to clinch.

LImberg forces Barysas back against the cage and clinches.
Barysas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LImberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barysas wants to break the clinch but can't.

Barysas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LImberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barysas throws a push kick but LImberg slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from LImberg.
LImberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barysas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barysas throws a lazy head kick
and LImberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barysas's knee momentarily.
LImberg fails with an attempt to clinch.

LImberg pushes Barysas up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LImberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LImberg looking to throw knees to the head but Barysas is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LImberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LImberg misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua LImberg 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.

Barysas throws a head kick that misses.
Joshua LImberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Barysas throws a shot from downtown. LImberg moves away and avoids it.
Barysas lands a body shot.
Barysas looks to throw a body kick
and LImberg counters with a body kick that stops Barysas in his tracks momentarily.
Barysas swats away the attempt to clinch by LImberg.
Barysas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LImberg tries to clinch up.
Barysas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LImberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Barysas looks to land a left hand but LImberg moved out of range nicely.
Barysas tries to land a body kick
and LImberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LImberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barysas.
Joshua LImberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barysas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LImberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Barysas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LImberg is looking to clinch but Barysas is avoiding it.
LImberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barysas.
LImberg tries to clinch there but Barysas circles away.
Barysas misses with the body kick
and LImberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barysas thinking.
A head kick misses from Barysas.
LImberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barysas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten LImberg somewhat.
LImberg darts in trying to clinch
and Barysas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barysas throws a lazy head kick
and LImberg counters with a slapping leg kick.

LImberg clinches up against the cage.
LImberg lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LImberg connects with a knee to the head.
LImberg lands with a left to the head.
LImberg with a knee to the head.
Barysas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barysas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LImberg scores with a knee to the head.
Barysas has had enough of the clinch but LImberg keeps him there for the moment.
LImberg tries to land a knee to the head but Barysas blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LImberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barysas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
LImberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barysas is keeping busy.
LImberg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barysas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barysas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barysas tries to break the clinch but LImberg is controlling the position.

Barysas breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barysas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LImberg with a poor takedown
and Barysas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua LImberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barysas throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignas Barysas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LImberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
LImberg tries to clinch but Barysas moves out of range.
Barysas swings away with a body shot that misses
and LImberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
LImberg tries to clinch there but Barysas circles away.
Barysas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LImberg checks a leg kick nicely.
LImberg wants to clinch up but Barysas keeps it at a distance.
Barysas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and LImberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
LImberg is looking to wear down Barysas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
LImberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barysas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LImberg is looking to clinch but Barysas is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barysas swats away the attempt to clinch by LImberg.
LImberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barysas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LImberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barysas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barysas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - LImberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barysas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barysas takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barysas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barysas throws a head kick that misses
and LImberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Barysas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua LImberg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

LImberg is looking to clinch but Barysas is avoiding it.
Barysas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barysas tries a head kick but it misses.
Barysas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barysas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LImberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LImberg checks a leg kick.
Barysas keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Barysas.
Barysas throws a lazy head kick
and LImberg counters with a good low kick that Barysas was not able to check.
LImberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barysas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten LImberg somewhat.
Barysas throws a head kick that misses
and LImberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LImberg moves in looking to clinch but Barysas pushes him off.
Barysas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LImberg fails with an attempt to clinch.

LImberg rushes Barysas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barysas is trying to break the clinch but LImberg is controlling him.
LImberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
LImberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
LImberg lands a knee to the head.
LImberg has Barysas pressed against the cage, preventing Barysas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
LImberg tries to pull guard but Barysas holds him up against the cage and eventually LImberg drops back down to his feet.
LImberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
LImberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barysas backwards.
LImberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barysas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barysas can't break the clinch.
LImberg keeps control of Barysas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barysas wants to break the clinch but can't.
LImberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Barysas gets an underhook and turns LImberg into the cage.
Barysas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barysas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LImberg misses with the head strike.
Barysas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LImberg stalling in the clinch but Barysas improves position.
LImberg with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
LImberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua LImberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LImberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barysas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barysas can't break the clinch.
Barysas is trying to push LImberg away but LImberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Barysas's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LImberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barysas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LImberg has him pressed against the cage.
LImberg connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Barysas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joshua LImberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
LImberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joshua LImberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by LImberg.
LImberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barysas's efforts to push away.
LImberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Barysas backwards.
Barysas tries to break free but LImberg pushes him back against the cage.
LImberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LImberg has Barysas pressed against the cage, preventing Barysas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barysas has had enough of the clinch but LImberg keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LImberg misses with a knee to the head.
Barysas is trying to break free.
LImberg landing knees to the head.
Barysas has had enough of the clinch but LImberg keeps him there for the moment.
LImberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barysas blocks it with crossed arms.
LImberg connects with a knee to the head.

Barysas is rocked!
LImberg tries to land a knee to the head but Barysas blocks with his arms.
LImberg lands a knee to the head.
Barysas is still on wobbly legs! Can LImberg finish him?
LImberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barysas blocks it with crossed arms.
LImberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barysas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LImberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barysas is trying to break free.
LImberg looking to throw knees to the head but Barysas is blocking nicely.
Barysas can't break the clinch.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LImberg lands a damaging elbow.
LImberg tries to land a knee to the head but Barysas blocks with his arms.
LImberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barysass head.
LImberg tries a knee to the head but Barysas blocks it.
Barysas wants to get back to striking at distance but LImberg won't allow it.
LImberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barysas backwards.
Barysas is looking to break free of the clinch but LImberg has double underhooks.
Ignas Barysas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LImberg can't get the takedown.
LImberg tries to land a knee to the head but Barysas blocks with his arms.
Barysas is trying to push LImberg away but LImberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barysas wants to get back to striking at distance but LImberg won't allow it.
LImberg lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua LImberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for LImberg, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua LImberg!
After winning the bout, Joshua LImberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.