PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gros Jambon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barns
vs
Jambon

177 cm
20
174 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

160 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Danny Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gros Jambon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barns misses with a straight left.
Jambon tries to clinch but Barns is having none of it.

Jambon forces Barns back against the cage and clinches.
Jambon tries a knee to the head but Barns blocks it.
Jambon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barns avoids it.
Barns has Jambon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jambon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jambon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barns blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jambon.
Jambon misses with a knee strike.
Barns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jambon looking to throw knees to the head but Barns is blocking nicely.
Barns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jambon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jambon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jambon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jambon blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jambon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jambon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barns is breathing heavily.
Jambon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barns is defending well for now.
Barns tries a body shot but Jambon blocks it.
Jambon missing with knees to the body.
Jambon tries to land knees in the clinch but Barns avoids the damage to the body.
Barns is trying to break the clinch but Jambon has him pressed against the cage.
Jambon scores with a knee to the head.
Jambon tries to land knees in the clinch but Barns avoids the damage to the body.
Barns is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jambon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barns avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jambon trying to land knees to the body.
Barns cracks Jambon with a nice body shot.
Barns lands a hook that snaps the head of Jambon backwards.
Barns avoiding damage as Jambon throws knees to the body.
Jambon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jambon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barns working hard to break the clinch.
Jambon looking to throw knees to the head but Barns is blocking nicely.
Jambon misses with a knee to the head.
Barns throws a punch but it's blocked by Jambon.
Barns tries to land knees in the clinch but Jambon avoids the damage to the body.
Barns is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Barns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jambon looking to throw knees to the head but Barns is blocking nicely.
Jambon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jambon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barns lands with a right to the head.
Barns throws a head punch that misses.
Barns tries a body shot but Jambon blocks it.
Jambon lands a good knee to the midsection. Barns won't want to take too many of those.
Barns avoiding damage as Jambon throws knees to the body.
Jambon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barns blocks it with crossed arms.
Jambon misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jambon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jambon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jambon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barns has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jambon after a bit of a struggle.
Jambon misses with a knee to the head.
Barns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jambon missing with knees to the body.
Jambon misses with a knee to the head.
Jambon trying to land knees to the body.
Jambon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jambon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jambon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barns blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jambon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jambon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barns.
Barns swings wildly with an uppercut but Jambon uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Jambon missing with knees to the body.
Jambon tries to land a knee to the head but Barns blocks with his arms.
Jambon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barns's face.
Jambon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barns lands a nice uppercut.
Jambon misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jambon obliges.
A knee to the head by Jambon.
Barns tries to land a knee to the head but Jambon blocks with his arms.
Barns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jambon prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gros Jambon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jambon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Barns misses its intended target.
Jambon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barns.
Barns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jambon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jambon swings for the body but Barns moves out of range.
Barns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jambon.
Jambon is looking to clinch.
Jambon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barns was well out of range. Poor timing from Jambon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns avoids the body shot from Jambon.
Barns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jambon's head backwards.
Jambon wants to clinch up but Barns keeps it at a distance.
Barns takes a swing at Jambon's ribcage but misses.
Jambon throws a body punch but Barns moves out of range.
Jambon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jambon at a distance.
Barns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jambon swivels and escapes.

Jambon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jambon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barns.
Jambon with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jambon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jambon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Barns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jambon tries to clinch up

and Barns counters with a shoot takedown. Jambon fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barns looking to sit in guard and control but Jambon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jambon postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jambon wants to pass the guard but Barns is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barns is looking for a triangle but Jambon pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns trying to control the position here.
Jambon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Jambon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jambon has managed to get both his arms back between Barns's legs - danger averted.
Barns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jambon manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jambon wants to control but Barns passes easily into half guard.
Jambon taking some punishment here, with Barns in his half guard.
We've been hearing that Barns has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barns trying to control the action but Jambon is working from the bottom.
Barns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Barns dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jambon closes the distance looking to clinch

and Barns counters with a shoot takedown. Jambon fights it but they end up in guard.
Jambon keeping moving, preventing Barns from controlling successfully.
Barns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jambon being controlled here, momentarily.
Barns trying to control but Jambon is working from the bottom.
Barns throwing strikes from guard but Jambon blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns distracts Jambon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barns with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jambon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jambon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jambon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barns prevents Jambon from improving his position.
Barns trying to control the action but Jambon is working from the bottom.
Jambon is in trouble now - Barns has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jambon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barns working Jambon over with strikes here.
Barns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barns loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jambon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Barns land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Barns stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Barns!
After the fight, Danny Barns was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.