PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ni Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deion Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deion Barnes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ni Chi's chin.

Chi
vs
Barnes

191 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ni Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deion Barnes !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Chi.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes cracks Chi with an open hand slap.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Chi.
ni Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Chi.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chi wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chi taking a breather.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Chi takes a shot to the head.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.

Chi is rocked!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeps control of Chi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Chi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chi to his knees! Barnes keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deion Barnes !
After winning the bout, Deion Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.