PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Pitbull ft Marc Anthony Rain Over Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barnes
vs
King

183 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

187 cm
26
213 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King looking to stall.
Barnes gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
King looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barnes drops King with a big knee straight up the middle! King is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

King is rocked!
Rashad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes cracks King with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! King falls to his knees and Barnes doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Barnes!
A victorious Rashad Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.