PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Napier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Napier
vs
Barnett

180 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Napier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Napier forces Barnett back against the cage and clinches.

Napier has clasped his hands together around Barnett's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Napier is chipping away with strikes.
Barnett is not content to let Napier control the position.

Napier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier throws a strike aimed at the side of Barnett's head but Barnett avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is trying to control Napier's posture but Napier avoids it.
Barnett stops Napier from passing to mount.
Who's going to make the next move?
Barnett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Napier is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barnett's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Napier's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
Napier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnett is trying to stand.
Barnett is looking to control Napier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnett avoid being mounted?
Barnett has hold of Napier's hands but Napier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnett wants to control but Napier is keeping busy.
Napier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier throwing shots but Barnett is blocking nicely.
Napier is looking to advance position but Barnett won't allow it.
Napier is keen to just control but Barnett is a slippery customer.
Napier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
Barnett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnett.
Napier pushes down on Barnett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnett trying to control here.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Napier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Napier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Napier wants to take a breather but Barnett is having none of it.
Napier wants to pass to mount but Barnett is defending the position.
Napier is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Napier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Napier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jack Napier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Barnett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Napier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Napier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Barnett wriggles free and stands up.

Napier gets a takedown into half guard.
Napier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Napier moves into full mount! Barnett won't be happy about that!
Napier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier punching from mount but Barnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but Napier isn't that keen on the idea.
Barnett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Napier throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Napier looking to control but Barnett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Napier throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Napier trying to control but Barnett is having none of it.
Napier throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barnett working to try and regain half guard.
Napier controlling his opponent.
Barnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Napier tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to hold on but Napier pushes him away.
Napier thowing shots but they're missing.
Napier thowing shots but they're missing.
Napier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Napier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
Napier raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napier thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barnett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnett wants to control but Napier is having none of it.
Napier landing punches.
Napier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett gets back to half guard.
Barnett is looking for a sweep. Napier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Napier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnett defends it well.
Napier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Napier dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Napier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Napier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barnett flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Napier trying to control but Barnett is having none of it.
Napier controlling his opponent.
Napier looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
Napier landing strikes from the mount and Barnett is in trouble!
Barnett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnett is squirming around, avoiding Napier's attempts to control the action.
Barnett tries to lock up and control but Napier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Napier has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barnett's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to hold on but Napier postures up.
Napier looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnett tries to hold on but Napier postures up.
Napier dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napier lands with some strikes.

Barnett is rocked!
Napier looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnett is still in real trouble! Can Napier finish him?
Napier wants to control the pace but Barnett is squirming around nicely.
Napier connects with a bit shot that sees Barnett covering up! More strikes from Napier and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Napier is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Napier!