PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi comes to the cage accompanied by Peace Prize Speech. Barksdale has chosen Ain't No Sunshine- DMX as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

San Suu Kyi
vs
Barksdale

193 cm
28
220 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

190 cm
33
211 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi swats away the attempt to clinch by Barksdale.
Barksdale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Barksdale throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Suu Kyi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barksdale is in Suu Kyi's guard.

Suu Kyi working for a triangle but Barksdale defends it easily.

Suu Kyi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barksdale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suu Kyi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barksdale is one step ahead there.
Barksdale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suu Kyi's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Barksdale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suu Kyi pulls Barksdale in close to prevent any damage.
Barksdale throwing strikes but missing.

Suu Kyi looking for a guillotine here but Barksdale defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barksdale scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barksdale preventing the sweep.
Barksdale tries to free his leg and advance position but Suu Kyi is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barksdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Suu Kyi trying to keep a closed guard but Barksdale is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barksdale scores with a hook to the body. Suu Kyi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suu Kyi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suu Kyi on the side of the head.
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suu Kyi.
Barksdale loads up on a big right hand but Suu Kyi slips the punch.
Barksdale moves out of range of the leg kick from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barksdale is able to avoid easily.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Suu Kyi ducked under it nicely.
Barksdale throws a jab when Suu Kyi was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Suu Kyi.
Barksdale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Suu Kyi moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick which misses Barksdale's front leg but catches the back leg as Barksdale tries to avoid it.
Suu Kyi ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale swings for the body but Suu Kyi moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Barksdale misses the target.
Barksdale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barksdale scores with a hook to the body. Suu Kyi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barksdale stuns Suu Kyi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barksdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suu Kyi.
Barksdale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suu Kyi can pounce on him.
Suu Kyi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barksdale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aung San Suu Kyi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barksdale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barksdale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suu Kyi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barksdale.
Suu Kyi blocks the body kick.
Suu Kyi throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barksdale checks a leg kick nicely.
Barksdale throws a hook but Suu Kyi avoids it easily.
A jab from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale swings widly with a right hand
and Suu Kyi counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Suu Kyi catches Barksdale right on the button with a cross.
Suu Kyi looks to throw a body kick
and Barksdale counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Barksdale blocks the low kick.
Suu Kyi misses with a head kick.
Suu Kyi takes a swing at Barksdale's ribcage but misses.
Suu Kyi moves away from the strike by Barksdale.
Jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a wild combination.
Suu Kyi throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jermaine Barksdale will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Suu Kyi moved out of range nicely.
Barksdale is looking to clinch but Suu Kyi is avoiding it.
Barksdale misses with the combination.
Suu Kyi moves out of range of the body kick.
Suu Kyi moves out of range as Barksdale strikes.
Barksdale moves out of range of the leg kick from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barksdale misses with a straight left.
Suu Kyi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suu Kyi throws a lazy uppercut
and Barksdale counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale throws a right hand that misses
and Suu Kyi counters with a nice body kick.
Barksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suu Kyi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barksdale.
Suu Kyi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barksdale on the side of the head.
Barksdale punishes Suu Kyi's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Barksdale misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi lands a jab to Barksdale's midsection.
Suu Kyi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Suu Kyi ducked under it nicely.
Suu Kyi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barksdale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suu Kyi throws out the jab.
Barksdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barksdale blocks a low kick nicely.
Barksdale misses with an uppercut.
Barksdale shoots in but Suu Kyi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suu Kyi scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a body shot but no joy.
Barksdale lands a really nice looking cross but Suu Kyi seems unphased.
Suu Kyi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suu Kyi's head backwards.

It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
Suu Kyi checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi misses the jab.
Suu Kyi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jermaine Barksdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suu Kyi swings for the body but Barksdale moves out of range.
Suu Kyi slips under a jab.
Barksdale lands with a hook. Suu Kyi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suu Kyi slips a jab and a cross from Barksdale.
Barksdale looks to throw the jab but Suu Kyi is out of range.
Suu Kyi defending well as Barksdale loads up on a big left hand.
Suu Kyi ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Suu Kyi moved out of range nicely.
Barksdale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suu Kyi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Suu Kyi. That snapped Barksdale's head back.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale.
Suu Kyi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Barksdale has closed the distance and engaged Suu Kyi in a clinch.
Suu Kyi blocking some punches.
Suu Kyi landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jermaine Barksdale has been cut.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Barksdale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Suu Kyi avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale just leaning against Suu Kyi, taking a breather.
Suu Kyi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suu Kyi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suu Kyi tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suu Kyi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suu Kyi lands a left hand.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
Barksdale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barksdale's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barksdale being controlled against the cage.
Barksdale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suu Kyi is keeping busy.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
Barksdale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale scores with a shoulder strike.
Barksdale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suu Kyi missing with knees to the body.
Barksdale blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jermaine Barksdale will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Barksdale lands with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barksdale!
Suu Kyi swats away the attempt to clinch by Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Suu Kyi missing with a left hand there. Barksdale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barksdale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suu Kyi misses with an uppercut. Barksdale saw that one coming.
Suu Kyi moves out of range of the strikes.
Barksdale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suu Kyi takes a swing at Barksdale's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale lands a body shot.
Suu Kyi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Suu Kyi.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suu Kyi.
Barksdale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suu Kyi can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a nice hook to Suu Kyi's body. Suu Kyi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barksdale lands with an uppercut that bounces Suu Kyi off the cage and back into range.
Barksdale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suu Kyi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barksdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barksdale checks a leg kick.
Suu Kyi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barksdale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suu Kyi.
Barksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barksdale lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barksdale. That's going to slow Suu Kyi down.
Suu Kyi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barksdale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suu Kyi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale scores with a leg kick.

Barksdale clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suu Kyi trying to control the position but instead, Barksdale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suu Kyi into the cage.
Suu Kyi blocks an elbow strike.
Barksdale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suu Kyi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suu Kyi backwards.
Barksdale is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suu Kyi pushes off an throws an elbow but Barksdale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Well,Suu Kyi is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suu Kyi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barksdale's brow.
Barksdale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barksdale pushes Suu Kyi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Suu Kyi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Barksdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barksdale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suu Kyi or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is working Suu Kyi over against the cage.
Barksdale presses Suu Kyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suu Kyi throws an elbow but misses.
Barksdale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suu Kyi blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suu Kyi.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barksdale lands a nice uppercut.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the side of Suu Kyi's head.
Jermaine Barksdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barksdale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barksdale is stalling here.

Barksdale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barksdale lands a nice shot to the body.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Suu Kyi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws out a loose jab but Suu Kyi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suu Kyi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barksdale checks a leg kick nicely.
Suu Kyi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barksdale cracks a nice hook into Suu Kyi's ribs.
Jab, jab by Suu Kyi - just one landing.
Suu Kyi's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Suu Kyi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suu Kyi looks to land a body kick but Barksdale moved away.
A jab from Suu Kyi misses.
Suu Kyi throws a body punch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Suu Kyi misses with a wild body shot.
Barksdale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aung San Suu Kyi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Barksdale blocks the leg kick.
Barksdale lands with a straight right. Suu Kyi didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Barksdale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barksdale 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jermaine Barksdale!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jermaine Barksdale!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jermaine Barksdale!

Jermaine Barksdale wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jermaine Barksdale made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.