PBP Commentary

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

Barnes
vs
Hoshigaki

195 cm
29
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kisame Hoshigaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes motions for Hoshigaki to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Hoshigaki checks it

and Hoshigaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Hoshigaki tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Hoshigaki back against the cage.
Hoshigaki tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Hoshigaki back against the cage.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoshigaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Hoshigaki is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshigaki is blocking nicely.
Hoshigaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoshigaki gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hoshigaki.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshigaki.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshigaki is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshigaki avoids it.
Hoshigaki tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Hoshigaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshigaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoshigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Hoshigaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoshigaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshigaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshigaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes has Hoshigaki pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hoshigaki is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barnes - that's hurt Hoshigaki badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hoshigaki is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hoshigaki doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ben Barnes!
An out of breath Ben Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.