PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Survivor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Survivor

183 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 6 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Survivor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Survivor.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Survivor scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rashad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes takes a swing at Survivor's ribcage but misses.
Barnes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Survivor.
Survivor throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Survivor throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Survivor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Survivor gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Survivor is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.

Survivor breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Survivor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
A head kick by Survivor misses

and Barnes moves into the clinch.

Survivor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Survivor.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Pit in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes tries to clinch but Survivor moves out of range.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Survivor circles away.
Survivor slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Survivor checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Survivor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Barnes misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Survivor throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Survivor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes tries to work over Survivor's front leg with a kick but Survivor checks it.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Survivor checks it
and Survivor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Survivor - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Survivor. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Survivor.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Survivor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes wants to slow Survivor down by chopping away at his legs.
Survivor lands a nice looking body kick.
Survivor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Survivor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Survivor cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Survivor throws a head kick that half lands.

Rashad Barnes's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Survivor lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Survivor takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Survivor.
Survivor throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Survivor.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Survivor.
Survivor thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Survivor. Survivor obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Survivor scores with a leg kick.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Survivor lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Survivor takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rashad Barnes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crack! A monster head kick from Survivor and Barnes falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Survivor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Survivor!