PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Barnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Barnes
vs
Caesar

192 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenny Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hale Caesar!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caesar. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caesar's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab to Caesar's midsection.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caesar thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caesar throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes checks a low kick from Caesar.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Caesar throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Caesar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Caesar moved away.
Barnes slips a jab from Caesar.
Caesar 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.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Caesar's leg. Caesar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Caesar takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caesar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Caesar down.
Hale Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar misses with a wild body shot.
Caesar avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Caesar misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caesar is just out of range.
Caesar throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caesar.
Caesar avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Caesar misses with a kick to the body
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Caesar was not able to check.
Caesar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caesar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Caesar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Caesar misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Caesar throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caesar throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Caesar misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Caesar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Caesar misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Caesar shrugs it off.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caesar doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Caesar's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Caesar swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Caesar backing up. Caesar nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar misses with a low kick.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Caesar misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caesar.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caesar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Caesar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Caesar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barnes throws a head kick that Caesar semi-blocks.
Caesar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caesar swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caesar's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've been informed that Caesar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Hale Caesar has been cut.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Caesar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Caesar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Caesar missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes tests Caesar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caesar throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Caesar dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Caesar seems unphased.
Caesar throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Caesar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Caesar misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Caesar throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Kenny Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Caesar misses with the body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Caesar throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Caesar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barnes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Caesar knows he should have avoided that one.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Caesar 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes thumps Caesar with a low kick.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caesar's head.
Caesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Caesar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caesar can do to turn this around?
Caesar throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Caesar.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Caesar's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Caesar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caesar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caesar throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Caesar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caesar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caesar misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Caesar takes it in his stride.
Caesar tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caesar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Caesar fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Caesar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes takes a swing at Caesar's ribcage but misses.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caesar moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hale Caesar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caesar's calf.
Caesar tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caesar throws out the jab.
Caesar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caesar throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Caesar moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caesar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Caesar throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Caesar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caesar 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.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Caesar's ribs.
Barnes punishes Caesar's body with a nice straight punch.
Caesar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Caesar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Caesar misses.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Caesar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caesar thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws a big shot that misses.
Caesar blocks a head kick by Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Caesar misses with a straight right.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Caesar down.
Kenny Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Caesar throws a leg kick
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Caesar's ribs.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hale Caesar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a straight right.
Barnes is looking to slow Caesar down with leg kicks.
Caesar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Caesar's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Caesar shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Caesar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Caesar takes it in his stride.
Caesar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caesar thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Caesar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Caesar off balance momentarily.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caesar's head.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caesar's sensitive parts.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Caesar is looking to clinch.
Barnes works Caesar's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Barnes!
An out of breath Kenny Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.