PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Heinonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barnes
vs
Heinonen

195 cm
28
210 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

187 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

THRIFTY THREADS

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Heinonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes slips under a jab from Heinonen.
Heinonen throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Heinonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Heinonen.
Max Heinonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heinonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heinonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Qube Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heinonen looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Heinonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Barnes drives through and clinches with Heinonen against the cage.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heinonen tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Heinonen is blocking nicely.
Heinonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heinonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Heinonen working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heinonens head.
Heinonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heinonen.
A short uppercut from Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen is struggling to control the position.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Heinonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heinonen backwards.
Barnes gets through Heinonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Max Heinonen has been cut.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Heinonen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.

Heinonen is rocked!
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Heinonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes pushes Heinonen against the cage. Barnes is working some dirty boxing. Barnes pushes off with a quick right hook! Heinonen goes down! Heinonen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Barnes moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Barnes!
After winning the bout, Ben Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.