PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen canceled forever 125 as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Barnett

194 cm
36
267 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

210 cm
32
280 lbs
38 - 29 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Cynical Truth Vegas

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 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett lands with a cross.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barnett throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King thumps Barnett with a low kick.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
Barnett looks winded!
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from King does it's job there.
We've been told by King's head coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

King closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnett working hard to break the clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

King closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King manages to break the clinch.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Barnett off balance momentarily.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King wants to pass the guard but Barnett is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King moves into full mount! Barnett won't be happy about that!
King controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Brian King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

King gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pass to full mount but Barnett defends it.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.

Brian King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnett misses with a hook
and King counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Barnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
King throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Barnett misses.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnett slips a straight right by King.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King connects with a crisp jab.

King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barnett quickly recovers to half guard.
King is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
Barnett tries to regain full guard. Instead though, King has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Barnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnett is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
Barnett regains half guard.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnett trying to get back to full guard but King takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King prevents Barnett from getting the reversal.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnett is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King controlling the pace for now.
Barnett is trying to escape the mount.
King controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnett misses with a body kick.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a double jab.
Barnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Barnett's head back.
Brian King is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King defending well as Barnett loads up on a big left hand.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian King dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Barnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnett's head backwards.
King slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by King.
King 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.
Barnett drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King ducks under a wild hook from Barnett.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Barnett misses.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a one two! Barnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from King.
Barnett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnett there as he acknowledges the shot.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnett circles away quickly and effectively.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King cracks Barnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King takes a swing at Barnett's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnett misses with a wild combination.
King tries to clinch but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Barnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnett takes a step back to recover.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnett.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
Barnett 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.
Barnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnett, pushing him back against the cage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Ruiner Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King presses Barnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King works on Barnett's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnett can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnett's elbow.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from King.

King manages to break the clinch.
King swinging wildly here.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnett. That did some damage!
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brian King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lands with a nice combination. Barnett backs away looking to recover.
Barnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian King!
A very excited looking Brian King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.