PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Barbaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kristiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristiansen has chosen Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. Eddie Barbaros has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barbaros
vs
Kristiansen

160 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Barbaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Kristiansen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaros defending well as Kristiansen loads up on a big left hand.
Barbaros tries to land a leg kick but Kristiansen saw it coming and moves away.
Kristiansen blocks a leg kick.
Kristiansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbaros is just out of range.
Kristiansen blocks a low kick nicely.
Eddie Barbaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristiansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbaros on the side of the head.
Kristiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Barbaros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kristiansen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kristiansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristiansen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbaros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kristiansen blocks an elbow strike from Barbaros.
Kristiansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kristiansen working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Barbaros.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbaros throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Barbaros.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbaros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kristiansen's brow.
Barbaros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kristiansen blocks the elbow strike.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros blocks an uppercut.
Barbaros is struggling to control the position.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbaros throws an elbow that misses.
Barbaros just leaning against Kristiansen, taking a breather.
Barbaros throws an elbow that misses.
Barbaros throws an elbow but it misses.
Kristiansen trying to control the position but instead, Barbaros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kristiansen into the cage.
Barbaros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barbaros blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristiansen blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbaros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kristiansen's brow.
Barbaros leaning against his opponent.
Kristiansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbaros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kristiansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbaros throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbaros tries to land knees in the clinch but Kristiansen avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbaros as Kristiansen tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbaros has double underhooks.
Barbaros throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside.
Barbaros tries to land knees in the clinch but Kristiansen avoids the damage to the body.
Barbaros lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mark Kristiansen has been cut.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbaros lands an elbow just above Kristiansen 's eye.
Barbaros pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barbaros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kristiansen is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbaros lands an elbow that stopped Kristiansen in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristiansen tries to break the clinch but Barbaros is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Barbaros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kristiansen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kristiansen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kristiansen blocks the leg kick.
Barbaros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbaros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barbaros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbaros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbaros throws a body kick that misses.
Kristiansen checks the leg kick.
Kristiansen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kristiansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbaros.
Barbaros takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Barbaros pushes Kristiansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kristiansen managing to block the knees to the body from Barbaros.
Kristiansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbaros pushes off an throws an elbow but Kristiansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kristiansen avoids the elbow strike from Barbaros, against the cage.
Kristiansen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbaros lands an elbow that stopped Kristiansen in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros pushes off an throws an elbow but Kristiansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kristiansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbaros pushes off an throws an elbow but Kristiansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbaros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbaros pushes off an throws an elbow but Kristiansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kristiansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kristiansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barbaros lands a knee to the body.
Kristiansen is breathing heavily.
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!
Barbaros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kristiansen's defenses.
Barbaros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barbaros lands a damaging elbow.
Barbaros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Mark Kristiansen's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbaros lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kristiansen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kristiansen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Barbaros rushes Kristiansen and presses him up against the cage.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside that Kristiansen shrugs off.
Barbaros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside.
Barbaros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kristiansen's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbaros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kristiansen's brow.
Nice elbow from Barbaros.

The cut above Mark Kristiansen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kristiansen tries to break the clinch but Barbaros is controlling the position.
Eddie Barbaros has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros lands an elbow that stopped Kristiansen in his tracks for a moment.
Kristiansen blocks an elbow strike from Barbaros.
Barbaros lands a damaging elbow.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbaros missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaros.

Barbaros lands a vicious elbow to the side of Kristiansen's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Barbaros tries to finish him with strikes but Kristiansen still seems able to defend himself so Barbaros steps back and lets Kristiansen get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Kristiansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbaros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbaros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kristiansen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Barbaros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mark Kristiansen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barbaros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Barbaros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kristiansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kristiansen checks a leg kick.
Barbaros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kristiansen seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbaros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kristiansen misses with an uppercut.
Kristiansen checks a leg kick.
Kristiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbaros moves away.
Kristiansen digs a good hook to Barbaros's body.
Barbaros throws out a leg kick but Kristiansen moves out of range and Barbaros only half commits.

Barbaros drives through and clinches with Kristiansen against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside that Kristiansen shrugs off.
Kristiansen dodges an elbow strike from Barbaros.
Barbaros lands an elbow inside.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbaros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbaros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barbaros.
Kristiansen blocks an elbow strike.
Barbaros throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barbaros lands an elbow just above Kristiansen 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Kristiansen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Barbaros!
Mark Kristiansen was interviewed post fight and said 'You know, We both talked a lot of trash about this fight and it was just to cover up my nervousness. I kind of knew I was going to lose this fight. He beat me fair and square. I will come back stronger and better. And maybe, just maybe, I will get a rematch. I'm sorry to my fans, my manager, and ev'.