PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Get Down" by Nas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Omar Barnett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Noisewater
vs
Barnett

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Noisewater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noisewater shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnett's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barnett wants to improve his position but instead Noisewater has moved into half guard.
Barnett is not content to let Noisewater control the position.
Noisewater trying to pass the guard but Barnett defending well.
Noisewater is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noisewater is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barnett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Noisewater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisewater is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Noisewater is keen to just control but Barnett is a slippery customer.

Kenneth Noisewater has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barnett throws a shot to the body.
Barnett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noisewater was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnett.

Barnett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Noisewater blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Barnett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Noisewater has wrist control.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noisewater is keeping the position for now.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisewater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noisewater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Noisewater is retaining full guard.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett looking to sit in guard and control but Noisewater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Noisewater looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working a defensive guard here.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Noisewater from controlling successfully.
Noisewater sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barnett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnett lands a nice hook to Noisewater's body. Noisewater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Noisewater scores with a takedown into Barnett's guard.
Noisewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Noisewater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noisewater has managed to get both his arms back between Barnett's legs - danger averted.
Noisewater looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett won't allow Noisewater to sweep him here.
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noisewater's head.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noisewater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnett controls the pace.

Barnett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Noisewater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnett has managed to get both his arms back between Noisewater's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnett trying to control but Noisewater is working from the bottom.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Omar Barnett wasn't active enough on the ground.

Noisewater manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnett on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnett's guard now, I'm sure.
Noisewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett is pulling down on Noisewater's head. It's preventing any offense from Noisewater, at least for the moment.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Omar Barnett was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Noisewater shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Noisewater was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Noisewater trying to control the action but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barnett closes the distance and pushes Noisewater back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Noisewater has Barnett pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Noisewater pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Barnett tumbling to the mat - Noisewater dives into Barnett's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnett holds on and takes a little breather.
Noisewater trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Barnett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Noisewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Noisewater looking to score a takedown here. Barnett is defending well but Noisewater drives through and ends up in Barnett's guard.
Noisewater wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Noisewater passes Barnett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Noisewater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to roll over but Noisewater keeps him under control.
Noisewater is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnett is looking to control Noisewater's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnett avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenneth Noisewater.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Noisewater does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noisewater pushes Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.

Barnett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Noisewater regains guard immediately.
Noisewater keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett throws a strike but Noisewater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noisewater trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Omar Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett has his hands on Noisewater's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noisewater's guard.
Noisewater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noisewater wants to control the position but Barnett says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Noisewater trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett is nestled in close to Noisewater, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenneth Noisewater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Barnett.
Well Barnett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Barnett!
Omar Barnett thanked the fans post fight for their support.