PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rocky Balboa enters the cage!

Barnes
vs
Balboa

187 cm
37
210 lbs
35 - 25 - 2

185 cm
33
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes slips a jab from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
A head kick by Balboa misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Balboa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Balboa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes slips a jab from Balboa.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Balboa drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Balboa connects with a knee to the head.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
A short left from Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Balboa working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
A short right from Balboa.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Balboa is looking for a takedown.
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 Pacman 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.

Balboa tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Balboa gets a clinch.
Barnes gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Balboa gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
A short right from Balboa.
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!
Balboa working aggressively here.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Rocky Balboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa wants a takedown.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Balboa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balboa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Barnes has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Balboa goes down! Barnes pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Balboa is rocked!

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Barnes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Balboa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacman Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balboa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Balboa's head.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Balboa moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Balboa
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Balboa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.
Balboa throws a combination that misses

and Barnes counters with a series of strikes that sends Balboa to the canvas! Barnes follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Balboa is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa misses with a leg kick
and Barnes scores with a counter punch that sends Balboa to the canvas! Barnes smells blood - he's punishing Balboa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Balboa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.